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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Survey looks at risk analysis for health tech

A new survey aims to reveal baseline information about how healthcare facilities handle risk management for technology.

AJR: CPOE at root of many near misses

The majority of near misses in radiology are repeated errors that carry severe risks for patients, and yet nearly half are detected by simple good fortune, without barriers to prevent the problems from actually occurring, according to a single institution study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

CMS quality reporting system improve outcomes, quality of care

A report issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last week showed that quality reporting systems and ePrescribing incentives have improved outcomes and the quality of care delivered to Medicare beneficiaries.

Borgess Health: Aligning Physicians to Optimize P4P

Patrick Dyson, executive vice president of strategy and corporative services for Borgess Health (Kalamazoo, Michigan), traces his organization’s “pay for quality” physician alignment strategy back to the Institute of Medicine’s November 1999 report “To Err Is Human.” Following the publication of the report, which shocked many with its statistics on

OhioHealth: Creating a High-performance Revenue Cycle

When Jane Berkebile, vice president of revenue cycle for OhioHealth (Columbus, Ohio), joined the organization five years ago, she was already impressed by its revenue cycle performance. “The triad for success, as I call it, was up and running when I came here: patient access, medical records, and business office activities were all reporting to the

CMS unveils attestation calculator

Proivders and hospitals can gauge their Medicare EHR Incentive Program progress using the Meaningful Use Attestation Calculator, a resource for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program offered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Calif. REC selects athenahealth as vendor partner

The California Health Information Partnership & Services Organization (CalHIPSO), a regional extension center serving California, has selected athenahealth as one of its EHR vendor partners.

Conn. health center joins HIE pilot

Community Health Center, a federally qualified health center in Middletown, has joined healthcare providers participating in the Connecticut Department of Social Services Health Information Exchange (HIE) Pilot Project, according to eHealthConnecticut.

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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.