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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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Mark Cuban’s generic drug prices could save Medicare $3.6B

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School compared 89 generic drugs sold by Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (MCCPDC) to what Medicare paid for the same drugs in 2020.

Alex Ding, MD, radiologist and incoming AMA Board trustee, explains the new AMA policy that calls on Ciongress to change the requirements of the CMS requirement for appropriate use criteria clinical decision support software for all advanced imaging exams, including CT and MRI. #AMA #AMAmtg #AMA175 #AUC

VIDEO: AMA will ask Congress to change mandate on appropriate use criteria clinical decision support

Alexander Ding, MD, a radiologist and incoming American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Trustees member, explains the new AMA policy calling on Congress to change the language and implementation of the current Medicare mandate that all advanced medical imaging needs certification.

AMA pushes safe havens for physicians dealing with burnout

The American Medical Association (AMA) is recognizing the urgency of burnout among physicians, embracing a new policy encouraging more care.

The American Medical Association (AMA) has declared climate change as a major healthcare emergency. Sunrises and sunsets have become increasingly red in recent years with additional particulate matter in the atmosphere from larger, massive wild fires. Photo by Dave Fornell

VIDEO: AMA says climate change is a public health emergency

Alexander Ding, MD, chair of the AMA Council on Science and Public Health, discusses a new AMA policy calling climate change a healthcare crisis and outlines the need for action to mitigate its impact on public health.

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UnitedHealth Group to acquire UK tech company for $1.5B

The all-cash deal follow's UnitedHealth Group's recent acquisition of LHC Group for $5.4 billion.

Frank Dowling, MD, a member of the New York Medical Association delegation, addresses the AMA House of Delegates, explaining the need for new disinformation policy. #AMA #AMAmtg #AMA175

AMA fights back against COVID-19 disinformation spread by clinicians

This new policy calls for partnerships with other professional healthcare societies to call out false information.

AMA Board of Trustees member Scott Ferguson, MD, a diagnostic radiologist, offers comment during the discussion on one of several policies to further curb gun violence. #AMA #AMAmtg #AMA175

AMA calls gun violence a healthcare crisis, adopting several new policies 

The American Medical Association voted this week to adopt several new policies related to address gun violence during the AMA’s House of Delegates 2022 annual meeting in Chicago.

Jack S. Resneck Jr., MD, was inaugurated this week as the 177th president of the American Medical Association (AMA). Resneck is a dermatologist, professor and vice-chair of the Department of Dermatology at UC San Francisco, June 14, 2022. #AMA #AMAmtg #AMA175

UCSF dermatologist inaugurated as new AMA president

Jack Resneck Jr., MD, was inaugurated this week as the 177th president of the AMA and pledged to fight injustices against both patients and physicians.

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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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