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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Audit confirms former MetroHealth CEO hid unauthorized bonuses

During his time as president and CEO, Akram Boutros, MD, circumvented rules to pay himself nearly $2 million in bonuses and hid the money from the board of trustees.

Atrium Health and Best Buy Health Partner to Improve Experience When Receiving Care at Home

Best Buy makes healthcare play with Atrium Health partnership

The new collaboration aims to enable providers to provide hospital-level care at home, leaning on Atrium Health’s telemedicine services and Best Buy Health’s ongoing care at home platform.

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Diabetes and obesity rates in the US are climbing

Reviewing the records of nearly 13,000 young adults, researchers have found several cardiovascular risk factors increased in prevalence over time.

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UnityPoint Health to merge with Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Both organizations signed a letter of intent to merge in a deal where both would keep their brands and continue to deliver care locally.

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Akorn Pharmaceuticals shuts down, lays off all employees

In a sudden "shock," Akorn Pharmaceuticals is closing all U.S. sites and laying off its entire workforce after failing to find a potential buyer.

Academic envelope-pushers rev up biocomputing, OI and ‘intelligence in a dish’

Does the future of digital healthcare lie with biocomputers powered by engineered cultures derived from human brain cells? If so, it’s already underway in Baltimore.

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FTC fines BetterHelp $7.8M, says the company 'betrayed' users for profit

BetterHelp is in hot water after the Federal Trade Commission slapped the online counseling service company with a $7.8 million fine and a proposed ban from sharing consumers’ health data.

MercyOne completes acquisition of Genesis

The deal was first announced in September 2022, and with its closure, all interests and operations of Genesis become part of MercyOne.

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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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