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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The most successful case to date of a pig organ being transplanted into a human occurred back in January, when specialists at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) in Baltimore transplanted a modified pig heart into 57-year-old David Bennett. The FDA approved the heart transplant transplant through an emergency authorization typically reserved for experimental procedures seen as a patient’s last chance at survival. Bennett did die of heart failure two months later, but UMMC specialists had been “

FDA may allow clinical trials of pig organ transplants into human patients

The FDA would approve trials on a case-by-case basis, according to an anonymous source close to the situation. 

1 dead in Texas hospital shooting

Police killed a patient at a hospital in Irving, Texas, on June 30, after the man was found to have a handgun.

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How the Supreme Court's environmental ruling impacts healthcare

The Supreme Court has issued another landmark ruling, rolling back authorization of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ability to regulate greenhouse gas––and the healthcare industry isn’t happy about it.

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HHS issues privacy protection guidance after SCOTUS Roe decision

The SCOTUS decision threw patient privacy protections into question, as the ruling gave states the ability to criminalize receiving and providing abortions. Many are now wondering if health information apps could put them at risk.

Monkeypox update: Biden administration plans to have 1.6M vaccines available by year's end

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced its strategy to vaccinate and protect those most at risk from monkeypox, a rare disease in the same family as smallpox.

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Top 25 most socially responsible hospitals in the US

Out of thousands of hospitals, only a few dozen are considered socially responsible, according to a new ranking from think tank Lown Institute.

Patient data company PicnicHealth raises $60M

PicnicHealth plans to build 30 new patient-centered real-world data cohorts with the funding.

'Unconscionable': Healthcare's reaction to the Roe v. Wade decision

In wake of the Supreme Court’s vote to overturn Roe v. Wade––the historic court case that set a precedent for the Constitutional right to abortion care for the last nearly 50 years––healthcare industry groups and leaders have come forward speaking out against the decision.

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Cardiovascular Business
Cardiologist compensation still rising, especially in invasive and interventional cardiology

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.

Cardiovascular Business
FDA’s tirzepatide decision creates uncertainty for patients—and leads to a lawsuit

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. 

Cardiovascular Business
Cardiology groups cheer new bill that would improve access to Medicare claims data

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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