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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MRI study underscores patients don’t shop around for lower prices

A new study has reaffirmed that consumers don’t really shop around to find lower healthcare prices.

Physician practices suffered at the start of the pandemic

Physician spending fell 57% below pre-pandemic levels in April 2020, according to a new report from the American Medical Association that reveals changes in the Medicare program during the first six months of 2020.

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Healthcare companies make Glassdoor’s best workplaces list

A number of healthcare companies were designated among Glassdoor’s 100 “Best Places to Work” list for 2021. 

 

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3 ways to improve healthcare administration and lower costs

Cutting down on administrative costs in the U.S. healthcare industry has become a major focus over the last several years, with billions of dollars in savings to be had from automation and centralizing claims records.

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Working group debuts standard for AI in healthcare trustworthiness

Several issues with AI can “make people suspicious” of the technology when applied to healthcare, according to the Consumer Technology Association.

 

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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.

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.