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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UPMC, Nuance to develop language tools for EMRs

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Nuance Communications will develop medical intelligence tools that improve the quality of care by creating an EMR across UPMC, with future plans to increase access to the general industry.

AHRMM: Communication, collaboration key to supply chain success

BOSTONTo hear Michael Bohon tell it, more than a few C-level hospital leaders think they have a problem with their supply chainand theyre wrong.

AHRMM: C-suite execs confirm supply chain impacts hospital performance

BOSTONHospital leaders agree that supply chain management impacts operational performance and clinical performance, according to survey results presented Aug. 8 at the 2011 Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) annual conference, and now is the time for supply chain leaders to act, noted presenter Jamie C. Kowalski, CEO of the Jamie C. Kowalski consulting firm.

AIM: Phlebotomy volume varies in heart attack patients; linked with anemia

In a study of more than 17,000 patients who were admitted to 57 hospitals for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), researchers found the mean phlebotomy volume was higher in patients who acquired anemia in the hospital compared with those who did not, according to study findings published Aug. 8 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

AHRMM: Paradigm shift first step in supply chain improvement

BOSTONTo leverage the role of the supply chain from just order-takers to strategic planners, hospital leaders and members of the C-suite need to undergo a change in mindset, according to John R. McMillen, director of supply chain at Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta, during an Aug. 8 presentation at the 2011 Association for Healthcare Resource & Material Management (AHRMM) annual conference.

Brigham doc loses hard drive with info on 638 patients

An external hard drive belonging to a Brigham and Womens/Faulkner Hospital physician was lost in June, potentially affecting 638 patients.

VA data released on CMS' Hospital Compare

Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) medical centers are now included in the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) Hospital Compare website, which measures hospital quality based on the outcomes of care.

Healthcare Quality Congress: Culture competency needed to close quality gaps

BOSTONWith minorities and seniors as two of the largest, fastest-growing segments of the population, the health system needs to look to reducing variation of care as a quality improvement initiative, according to Kevin Lofton, CEO and president of the Denver-based Catholic Health Initiatives during the 9th Annual Healthcare Quality Congress, presented by the World Congress.

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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.