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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CMS issues plan to open up nursing homes

CMS has issued a plan to reopen the nation’s nursing homes with a new guidance for state and local officials.

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CVS Health to return $43M in coronavirus funds

CVS Health has stated it will return $43 million in funding it received for COVID-19 relief.

5G innovation lab opens to support AI development, edge computing, more

The lab’s leaders are pledging to support innovators in various industries—including healthcare—who will have a hand in the rise of 5G technology.

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Hospitals face steep revenue declines amid patient volume losses

Hospitals and healthcare providers are facing higher costs to care for complex COVID-19 patients while also suffering the loss of other procedures like elective surgeries that could help offset these higher costs.

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President Trump taking unproven drug to prevent COVID-19 infection

President Trump recently stated he was taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that has been unproven to prevent or treat infection of COVID-19. Trump has touted the drug over the past several weeks for benefitting COVID-19 patients, but studies have shown little to no impact.

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10% of patients with a ‘big three’ disease are misdiagnosed

The most commonly missed condition seems to be spinal abscess, an infection that can cause paraplegia yet was fumbled in more than 62% of cases.

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Healthcare disrupter Haven recruiting replacement for Gawande

Just six months after Haven piloted its initial health-benefits plans, Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, is relinquishing his role as the fledgling organization’s CEO.

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Gartner: 5 areas ripe for better COVID decision-making through AI in healthcare

The research and advisory firm says these are the areas likely to yield the biggest bang for the AI buck when it comes to making better decisions on how to deal with the pandemic.

Around the web

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses some of the biggest obstacles facing the specialty in the new year. 

Mark Isenberg, executive vice president of Zotec Partners, discusses key developments that will reshape the specialty this year. 

The tirzepatide shortage that first began in 2022 has been resolved. Drug companies distributing compounded versions of the popular drug now have two to three more months to distribute their remaining supply.