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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Interoperability among hospitals is improving

Overall, hospital engagement in three domains of interoperability––receiving data, finding data and integrating data––have significantly increased since 2017.

Global Pharma Healthcare recalls eye drops over possible contamination

The drops were linked to 55 reports of adverse events, including eye infections, permanent loss of vision and one death with a bloodstream infection.

Are large health systems delivering better outcomes?

"Small quality differentials combined with large price differentials suggests that health systems have not, on average, realized their potential for better care at equal or lower cost," Harvard researchers found. 

 

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CMS proposes 2.1% payment increase for MA plans in 2024

The plan, if finalized, increases payments for MA plans by 2.09%, or 1.03% after adjusting for star rating changes.

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Cigna sues CVS over executive’s move

According to Cigna, Amy Bricker left her role as an executive with the company just days before joining CVS Health.

Brent Savoie, MD, JD, vice chair for radiology informatics, section chief of cardiovascular imaging, Vanderbilt University, explains who will get sued when there is a misdiagnosis due to artificial intelligence (AI).

VIDEO: Who gets sued when radiology AI fails?

Brent Savoie, MD, JD, vice chair for radiology informatics, section chief of cardiovascular imaging, Vanderbilt University, explains who will get sued when there is a misdiagnosis due to artificial intelligence (AI).

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Fraud in Florida: Feds bust fake nursing diploma scheme

The scheme led to more than 7,600 fake nursing diplomas issued by three South Florida-based nursing schools.

GoodRx slapped with $1.5M fine by FTC over patient privacy

According to the FTC, the company failed to notify consumers it had disclosed personal health information to Facebook, Google and other companies.

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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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