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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HHS allocating $560M in payments to healthcare providers impacted by COVID-19 pandemic

Nearly $19 billion will have been distributed from the Provider Relief Fund and the American Rescue Plan Rural provider funding since November 2021.

Mayo Clinic invests $432M in Florida hospital expansion project

The health system has seen "unprecedented growth” in Florida in recent years, spurring a 23% increase in staffing. 

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Population growth drives new hospital construction in North Carolina

The addition is part of Atrium Health’s $1 billion expansion plans.

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Quality care for geriatric patients lacking in emergency departments

Most EDs do not provide the level of care recommended by Geriatric Emergency Department guidelines.

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Mortality odds increase in older, financially stressed patients following a heart attack

Severe financial stress was associated with a 61% increase in 180-day mortality risk in individuals following acute myocardial infarction.

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Rhode Island AG denies application for Lifespan, Care New England merger

The proposed union would pose a significant threat to cost, quality, and access to healthcare, according to the state's attorney general. 

 

Major pharmacy group criticizes FTC decision on PBMs

FTC failed to reach a consensus on a study looking into PBM practices.

95% of doctors believe COVID-19 has exposed cracks in the medicine supply chain

Sixty-two percent of those surveyed believe significant reliance on other countries for medicines is among the biggest contributing factor to medicine shortages, according to new survey results.

Around the web

CMS finalized a significant policy change when it increased the Medicare payments hospitals receive for performing CCTA exams. What, exactly, does the update mean for cardiologists, billing specialists and other hospital employees?

Stryker, a global medtech company based out of Michigan, has kicked off 2025 with a bit of excitement. The company says Inari’s peripheral vascular portfolio is highly complementary to its own neurovascular portfolio.

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.