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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HIEs get a new evaluation framework

The Center for Health Information and Decision Systems (CHIDS) at the University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business has developed an evaluation framework to help states and the District of Columbia create self-sustaining and effective networks for the exchange of EHRs.

Survey: Public indifferent to medical ID theft

While consumers grasp the importance of protecting their medical and personal information, few individuals take the necessary precautions to avoid medical identity theft, according to a study from the Ponemon Institute.

MedHOK unveils data processing software

MedHOK has released 360Measures 1.56, cloud-based software that has earned National Committee for Quality Assurance Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set certification.

Commentary: UKs P4P initiative has had ambiguous impact on care

A commentary on the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse website titled Pay for Performance in U.K. General PracticeThe Ambiguous Impact of the Quality and Outcomes Framework, offers a mixed review of the pay-for-performance (P4P) initiatives of the National Health Services' Quality and Outcomes Framework.

AHRQ: Healthcare access, quality uneven

Healthcare quality is improving, but access is still uneven and disparities exist, especially for minority and low-income groups, according to the 2010 National Healthcare Quality Report and National Healthcare Disparities Report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

HIMSS: Nuance moves to the cloud, pairs with 3M for ICD-10

Nuance Communications highlighted Nuance Healthcare Development Platform, a cloud-based platform, at HIMSS11 and emphasized its partnership with 3M.

Leadership and Succession Planning for Health Care

Multiple factors stand to shake up health care organizations' leadership structures in the coming years, says Will Powley, senior consulting leader with GE Healthcare's Performance Solutions group: economic recovery, health care reform, and, perhaps with the most impact, the impending retirement of the Baby Boomer generation. Combined, these three

Improving Financial Performance Through Employee Engagement: BHS Case Study

By early 2007, Birmingham, Alabama-based Baptist Health System (BHS) was facing significant systemic problems with its staff and management—problems that were creating tough-to-surmount financial repercussions. Alan Bradford, chief human resource officer at BHS, clearly recalls the difficulties the organization was facing: "The momentum of the

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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.