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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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CMS lends ICD-10 transition hand

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released an ICD-10 transition guide. ICD-10 requirements go into effect Oct. 1, 2013.

AHA: Gov't should focus on avoidable readmissions only

Public policies should focus on readmissions that may be avoidablethose that are unplanned and related to the initial admission, such as a surgical site infection, according to a report from the American Hospital Association (AHA).

JAMIA: FDA reports inform health IT safety problems classification

Research in the September edition of the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association found that while only 0.1 percent of Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database reports searched were related to health IT, the FDA reports proved to be a useful source of information about the nature of software problems and their safety implications with the potential to inform strategies for safe design and implementation.

Deltek releases report on healthcare contracting opportunities

Deltek, a Herndon, Va.-headquartered enterprise applications software developer, has released a report highlighting healthcare opportunities for contractors wanting to engage in the health IT space.

ONC releases five-year strategic health IT plan

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) published its Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2011-2015 this week, outlining five strategic goals.

New report recommends national quality strategy for healthcare

The National Priorities Partnership (NPP) has submitted a report to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who earlier asked for input on specific goals and measures for each of six National Quality Strategy (NQS) priorities related to the delivery of healthcare.

HIMSS webinar: Blue Cross outlines success with incentivizing ACOs

Early results from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts' (BCBSMA) new incentive model, Alternative Quality Contract (AQC), has shown AQC is improving quality where in one year, improvements in quality were greater than any one-year change previously seen in the payor's network of providers, according to Dana Gelb Safran, ScD, senior vice president, performance measurement & improvement at BCBSMA.

National Health IT Week: IT can improve quality, create jobs and reduce costs

Reps. Phil Gingrey, MD, (R-Ga.), Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-Pa.), Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) and Corrine Brown (D-Fla.) spoke about how health IT can improve the quality of patient care, create jobs and reduce healthcare costs.

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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.