Management

This page includes content on healthcare management, including health system, hospital, department and clinic business management and administration. Areas of focus are on cardiology and radiology department business administration. Subcategories covered in this section include healthcare economics, reimbursement, leadership, mergers and acquisitions, policy and regulations, practice management, quality, staffing, and supply chain.

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3D MRI sequence aids rupture-prone plaque detection

Canadian researchers have used 3D MRI to accurately detect bleeding within the walls of diseased carotid arteries, suggesting the technique may prove to be a useful screening tool for patients at high risk for stroke.

ACS: Mammograms are best way to spot breast cancer

Mammograms detect 80 percent to 90 percent of breast cancers in women without symptoms, and all women 40 and older should get a yearly mammogram, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS), which marked Oct. 17 as National Mammography Day.

DE-MRI of left atrial wall scarring predicts a-fib ablation success

Three-dimensional delayed-enhancement MR imaging (DE-MRI) of the left atrial wall is a powerful tool to evaluate injury resulting from radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. In addition, injury on MRI seems to reflect tissue scarring, and the degree of scarring correlates with procedural outcomes, according to a study in the Oct. 7 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

NIH awards $11M for MRI center, protein analysis software development

The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is granting an estimated $11 million over the next five years to create two new Biomedical Technology Research Centers (BTRC) that will provide U.S. researchers with access to specialized research tools, training and equipment.

MRI may be used to improve accuracy of internal thermometer

Duke University chemists have developed a new way to measure temperature changes inside the body with "unprecedented precision" by correcting a subtle error in the original theory underlying MRI, according to a report published in the Oct. 17 issue of Science.

Philips decision support software assists in FDG-PET scan interpretations

Philips Research reported it has successfully concluded a usability and feasibility study of its decision support software tool for the automatic evaluation of dementia using PET image data.

Philips opens Brazilian manufacturing facility

Philips Healthcare has opened its first diagnostic imaging equipment manufacturing facility in South America, an MR and CT facility located in Sao Paolo, Brazil.

Ashva debuts RADiON 2.0, adds 150 licenses

Ashva Technologies has released an upgraded version of its DICOM Workstation, RADiON 2.0.

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Cardiovascular Business
Boston Scientific enters renal denervation market with acquisition worth up to $540M

Boston Scientific has announced another significant M&A deal, scooping up an Israeli medtech company focused on RDN technology. 

Radiology Business
Shift toward imaging outside the hospital could save billions

Harvard’s David A. Rosman, MD, MBA, explains how moving imaging outside of hospitals could save billions of dollars for U.S. healthcare.

Cardiovascular Business
FDA announces catheter recall for Johnson & Johnson PFA system due to stroke risk

The recall comes after approximately 3% of patients treated with the device during the early stages of its U.S. rollout experienced a stroke or transient ischemic attack following surgery. The expected stroke rate is closer to 1%, the FDA explained.