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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Hospitals face long recovery from COVID-19 financial hits

Hospitals and health systems are facing an uphill battle for the foreseeable future when it comes to getting their finances back on track from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new findings from Kaufman Hall. 

 

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Star ratings really do reflect quality of care in Medicare Advantage

Higher star ratings may be associated with better patient outcomes in Medicare Advantage plans, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

 

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Oscar Health to launch IPO

Oscar Health, the technology-based health insurer co-founded by Josh Kushner, is preparing to launch an initial public offering.

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AHA asks for quick confirmation of new HHS leader

The incoming HHS secretary will play an enormous role in the shape of the healthcare system in the U.S. after the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the American Heart Association, which published a number of goals for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to achieve in its public health response.

 

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IBM floats the shopping around of Watson Health

International Business Machines Corp. is looking into dealing its AI-pioneering Watson Health unit so the parent can move more nimbly into cloud computing, the Wall Street Journal is reporting.

AI-powered voice screening for COVID earns CE mark

An Israeli AI startup has been cleared to market COVID-detecting voice analysis software in Europe, according to No Camels.

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Healthcare M&A drops in 2020

Healthcare mergers and acquisition activity fell 13% in 2020, reflecting a significantly subdued economy due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Virtual patients making fans of actual physicians

An AI startup’s virtual-patient technology is good enough at teaching empathy to clinicians that it’s already in use at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the National Health Service in Britain and the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.

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Cardiovascular devices are more likely to be in a Class I recall than any other device type. The FDA's approval process appears to be at least partially responsible, though the agency is working to make some serious changes. We spoke to a researcher who has been tracking these data for years to learn more. 

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. 

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