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 wants to publicly report on providers

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed rules that will allow certain qualified organizations access to patient-protected Medicare data to produce public reports on physicians, hospitals and other healthcare providers. These reports will combine private-sector claims data with Medicare claims data to identify hospitals and doctors providing cost-effective care, according to the agency.

Availity is EHNAC-certified for 5010 readiness

Availity has been recognized by the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), a nonprofit standards development organization and accrediting body, for achieving the requirements of EHNACs 5010 Readiness Assessment Program.

AHRQ: Healthcare quality disparities persist

In general, healthcare quality is improving across the U.S., but disparities for minority and low-income residents persist, according to the 2010 State Snapshots, released June 1 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

JAMIA: EHR data can help determine medication adherence

Medication orders in an EHR can enhance clinicians ability to estimate medication adherence, but identifying definitive medication orders is a challenge, according to a brief published online in the Journal of the American Informatics Association.

Seven GOP Senate Finance Committee members slam ACO regs

Seven Republican members of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee have sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Donald Berwick, voicing their concerns about the regulation of ACOs.

Pediatrix: NICU improvements associated with mortality reduction

The implementation of multiple quality improvement practices in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) was associated with a 19 percent relative reduction in mortality in extremely premature infants over a four-year period, according to a retrospective study by Pediatrix Medical Group researchers.

JAMA: PCPs with ambulatory training may boost outcomes

There is a widely held expectation that higher numbers of clinicians will lead to patients receiving more effective primary care. However, a May 25 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that the key to better outcomes might be more primary care physicians trained in ambulatory care.

Reading Hospital names Scheirer CMIO

Jorge J. Scheirer, MD, has been named vice president and CMIO at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, in West Reading, Pa. In this newly created position, he will be responsible for supporting the development of clinical information systems for the 673-bed, nonprofit organization.

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.