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.

CMS to pilot e-submission of medical documentation

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is testing a mechanism that will enable providers in the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) program to submit documentation electronically, lowering chances of improper payment and reducing paperwork for providers.

Barton joins NCQA as VP

Mary Barton, MD, MPP, will become the National Committee for Quality Assurances new vice president for performance measurement.

Surveys: Patient dissatisfaction is global

Two-thirds of patients around the world are unhappy with their physicians, according to two recent global studies released by data analytics software developer SSI and market research firm The Research Intelligence Group (TRiG).

AMDIS video: Informatics award shines light on Military ED module

OJAI, Calif.Commander Peter J. Park, MD, deputy CMIO of Navy Medicine, spoke with CMIO about his 2011 AMDIS award in applied medical informatics. The award recognized an integrated Emergency Department (ED) module that Park and his team developed and deployed for the DoD's Essentris inpatient, clinical documentation software system across five Military Treatment Facilitieswhich has resulted in a cost avoidance savings of more than $2 million, as well as creating multiple clinical and staffing efficiencies. The award was presented to Park on June 13 at the 20th Annual AMDIS Physician-Computer Connection Symposium.

NEJM: One year in, new payment model yields modest savings

The Alternative Quality Contract (AQC), a contracting model implemented in 2009 by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBS) based on global payment and pay-for-performance (P4P), was associated with modestly lower medical spending and improved quality in the first year after implementation, according to an article published online July 13 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Health Affairs: Mass. program could be U.S. model

Recent research suggests that the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative, a four-year, $50 million program that installed EHRs and provided workflow redesigns at no cost to participating physicians from 2006-2008, may be a viable model for regional efforts to expand health IT.

Hamilton named PointClear CMIO

Rodney M. Hamilton, MD, has been selected as CMIO and managing director of product strategy practice for health IT services company PointClear Solutions.

Canon gains health IT entry via Median Technologies

Canon has entered into a partnership agreement with CT-centered patient monitoring tool developer Median Technologies.

Around the web

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.

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. 

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.