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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Wayne Memorial gets an automated upgrade

Wayne Memorial Hospital, a 316-bed facility in Goldsboro, N.C., has implemented Extensions HealthAlert for Nurses, a feature that automates delivery of clinical information and nurse call messages.

Brief: ACO rule could exclude FQHC patients

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services interpretation of the regulations in the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act could exclude federally qualified health center patients from the Medicare Shared Savings Program, according to a research brief from Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative.

Watson Clinic implements AHRQ CDS measures

Watson Clinic, a large multispecialty clinic in central Florida, was among the participants in the recent Agency for Healthcare and Research Quality electronic Preventive Services Selector Knowledge Transfer project, integrating the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations into its patient workflow to improve its care processes.

Virtusa offers ICD-10 migration assessment

Virtusa, a global IT services consulting company, has designed a customized migration assessment tool to help healthcare organizations determine the potential financial impact of transitioning from ICD-9 to ICD-10.

NEJM: Americas Medicare choice is key to deficit reduction

With the introduction of Congressman Paul Ryan's (R-WI) Roadmap for Americas Future, Congress has now been presented with distinct alternatives for tackling Medicare reform. But as the debate heats up along increasingly partisan lines, an April 20 New England Journal of Medicine perspective article argued that savings and costs are uncertain under both plans.

CMS proposed rule links payments to QI

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule to update Medicare payment policies and rates for hospitals in fiscal year 2012, with the goal of improving care quality and patient outcomes.

AMGA: Physician turnover rate mirrors economy

In 2010, physicians' turnover rate was 6.1 percent, up slightly compared to the rate of 5.9 percent in 2009, according to the sixth annual Physician Retention Survey conducted by the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) and Cejka Search.

10 organizations test NCQA's ACO accreditation

Ten healthcare organizations have finished testing the National Committee for Quality Assurance accreditation program for accountable care organizations. 

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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.