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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UnitedHealth’s battle over $13B merger begins

The trial to decide if UnitedHealth Group will be allowed to pursue its $13 billion acquisition with Change Healthcare is underway.

Google, NIH converge on Arkansas over medical AI education, advancement

Data scientists and software engineers at the University of Arkansas have been awarded more than $140,000 by the NIH to educate biomedical researchers on the growing role of AI in big-data analytics.

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The best and worst states for healthcare in 2022

The average American spends more than $12,500 per year on personal healthcare, but what are Americans getting in return for those investments? 

Cardiologist-backed bill focused on the heart health of South Asian Americans gains momentum

After successfully making it through the House, the new legislation is now headed to the Senate. 

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Cardiologists, radiologists join American Medical Association to speak out against ACA lawsuit

Yet another lawsuit is taking aim at the Affordable Care Act, and 61 U.S. medical organizations have joined forces to speak out.

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Federal agencies reinforce contraceptive coverage guidance

“Under the ACA, you have the right to free birth control — no matter what state you live in," HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said.

 

How to get paid, reimbursed, for cardiac CT, CTA CCTA. #SCCT #SCCT2022

VIDEO: How imagers get reimbursed for coronary CTA

Ahmad M. Slim, MD, associate professor of medicine with the University of Washington and regional chief medical officer with the Pulse Heart Institute, explained how imagers get paid for coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) exams.

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Cleveland Clinic offering Saturday appointments dedicated to contraceptive care

“Reproductive healthcare decisions are best made between a patient and their healthcare provider. It is critical that women and men have immediate access to contraception," says Tristi Muir, MD, chair of the Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health Institute at Cleveland Clinic.

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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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