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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Maryland hospital selects Wolters' ProVation order sets

Union Hospital of Cecil County, a 122-bed nonprofit hospital located in Elkton, Md., has selected business intelligence software developer Wolters Kluwer Healths ProVation order sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support, as the organization's electronic order set program.

Sunquest releases business intelligence software

Sunquest Information Systems has released Diagnostic Intelligence business intelligence software to assist management of clinical processes.

Ingenix looks to buy A-Life Medical

Ingenix, UnitedHealth Groups health IT subsidiary, will acquire A-Life Medical, a San Diego-based provider of computer-assisted coding products and services for the healthcare industry, for an undisclosed amount.

Accenture assists in Stanford's efforts to go paperless

Accenture has landed a seven-year contract with Stanford Hospital & Clinics, part of the Stanford University Medical Clinic in Stanford, Calif., for a connected health technology initiative.

Caspio releases chart, dashboard apps

Caspio has made available new chart applications to create visual web-based charts and dashboards for any database and assist users' understanding of large data sets.

KLAS: Enterprise resource planning vendors don't have a leg to stand on

No enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor overwhelmingly satisfies clients more than the others, but with so few optionsand none performing wellmigrating to a new vendor may not be worth the cost, according to a report published Aug. 11 by market research firm KLAS.

HIMSS: Business intelligence may be key to success in the ED

To make a muddled emergency department system more transparent and better report on patient satisfaction and performance indicators, staff at the Hospital of Central Connecticut implemented a business intelligence model to simplify workflow and increase doctor to patient time, said Jeff A. Finkelstein, MD, chief of emergency medicine during a presentation at the HIMSS virtual conference expo June 9.

New editor-in-chief to take reins at JAMIA

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) board of directors has selected Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD, PhD, as the new editor-in-chief of Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA).

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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.