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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Sen. Warren asks FTC to review CVS Health’s $10.6B acquisition of Oak Street Health

According to Warren, the FTC should scrutinize any healthcare deal that threatens competition, increases prices and reduces the quality of care.

CDC warns of new deadly super fungus

The emerging fungus, Candida auris (C. auris), has been spreading across healthcare facilities at an “alarming rate,” according to the CDC.

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Movers & Shakers: Sutter Health, Optum Health, Tegria make leadership changes

Welcome to Movers & Shakers, a roundup of some the latest executive movements in healthcare.

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Feds may soon take action against Amazon’s monopoly status

Federal investigations that began in 2019 into Amazon’s potential abuse of power and consumer privacy violations may soon come to fruition with lawsuits to block the company's monopoly status, Politico reported. 

 

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Explainable stroke AI cleared for US sales

The FDA has OK’d a new artificial intelligence platform for quickly diagnosing stroke on unenhanced CT scans.

ACC Vice President Cathie Biga explains issues with cardiology reimbursements at ACC23. #ACC #ACC23

Reimbursement challenges raising concerns in cardiology

Cathie Biga, vice president of the American College of Cardiology, spoke to Cardiovascular Business at ACC.23 about challenges in the world of cardiology reimbursements. "As that healthcare dollar goes up, it is not going to the physicians," she said.

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Big bank rolls out AI claims predictor for healthcare clients

One of the 10 largest banks in the country is marketing a new AI-based system aimed at flagging upcoming medical claims that are likely to court rejection by payers.

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Physician sentenced in $515M pain cream fraud scheme

Gregory Auzenne, MD, a pain management specialist from Meridian, Mississippi, has been sentenced in connection with a $515 million fraud scheme over pain cream.

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Updated compensation data includes good news for multiple subspecialties. The new report also examines private equity's impact on employment models and how much male cardiologists earn compared to females.

When drugs are on the FDA’s shortage list, outsourcing facilities can produce their own compounded versions. When the FDA removed tirzepatide from that list with no warning, it created a considerable amount of chaos both behind the scenes and in pharmacies all over the country. 

If passed, this bill would help clinician-led clinical registries explore Medicare data for research purposes. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American College of Cardiology both shared public support for the bipartisan legislation. 

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