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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Oracle SOA Suite available for healthcare integration

Oracle has announced Oracle SOA Suite for healthcare integration is now available.

U of Mich. Health System added to Great Lakes HIE

University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) has been connected to the Great Lakes Health Information Exchange (GLHIE) to extend the availability of electronic patient health information across lower Michigan and northern Ohio.

GE's EHR gremlin may prohibit meaningful use attestation

Eligible hospitals that have already attested to meaningful use in 2011 through the Medicare EHR Incentive Program via GE Healthcare ITs Centricity Practice Solution and Centricity EMR may want to think twice before closing the books on that initiative.

HHS' primary care demo funds 500 centers with $42M

Five hundred community health centers in 44 states across the country will receive approximately $42 million over three years to improve the coordination and quality of care to Medicare patients, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced.

DoJ, FTC firm up Shared Savings Program policy

Because the Medicare Shared Savings Program final rule will no longer require a mandatory antitrust review for certain collaborations as a condition of entry into the program, the final policy statement no longer contains provisions relating to mandatory antitrust review, according to a final policy statement from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DoJ).

Premier has mixed feelings on final ACO rule

Multiple payment models with the accountable care organization (ACO) program is a big hit to Premier healthcare alliance, a hospital and healthcare stakeholder-owned performance improvement organization, which released a statement on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule on ACO requirements.

New $100M fund seeks to spur tech innovation, reduce healthcare costs

Gary and Mary West, co-founders of the West Wireless Health Institute, have formed the West Investment Fund, a $100 million investment fund that will provide risk capital for innovative healthcare technology companies that offer the potential to lower the cost of healthcare.

Benchmarking Physician Performance: Methods and Metrics

Physician employment is back—and this time, it may be here to stay, says Nick Fabrizio, PhD, a principal with the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) Health Care Consulting Group. "I see the employment trend continuing," he says. "Not only because of declining reimbursement, but because of increases in operating expenses every year. Add in

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Cardiovascular Business
FDA says years-long tirzepatide shortage is resolved, will give limited leeway to compounders

The tirzepatide shortage that first began in 2022 has been resolved. Drug companies distributing compounded versions of the popular drug now have two to three more months to distribute their remaining supply.

AI in Healthcare
From Capitol Hill to a hospital near you? 5 federal recommendations for healthcare AI policy

The 24 members of the House Task Force on AI—12 reps from each party—have posted a 253-page report detailing their bipartisan vision for encouraging innovation while minimizing risks. 

Cardiovascular Business
Merck spends up to $2B to license new weight loss drug with potential heart benefits

Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met.