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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How the White House outsourced coronavirus recommendations to Facebook

“The Facebook crowd-sourcing exercise showed how Trump‘s team is scrambling for solutions to confront the outbreak after weeks of criticism for the administration's sluggish response, a shortage of tests and the president’s own rhetoric downplaying the pandemic,” Politico reported.

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Top patient safety concerns of 2020

Missed and delayed diagnosis is the top patient safety concern of 2020, according to a new list from ECRI.

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Patients are comfortable with AI-powered cancer screening, but still want input from physicians

Patients are on board with AI-powered skin cancer screening, according to a new study published in JAMA Dermatology. But relationships with human physicians remain a priority.

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Trump sends drug pricing reform principles to Congress

President Trump has sent his wish list of drug pricing reform priorities to Capitol Hill.

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Imaging specialists raise $11M for AI-powered lung disease detection

VIDA Diagnostics, a Coralville, Iowa-based imaging technology company, has announced the completion of a Series C financing round worth $11 million.

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Industry reactions to interoperability rule are a mixed bag

A set of new rules that aim to improve the interoperability of healthcare records and set a string of new requirements on healthcare providers was met with mixed reactions across the industry.

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Microsoft signs deal to sell AI-powered blood tests for CVD

Microsoft has signed a new deal with Prevencio, a cardiovascular health company based in Kirkland, Washington, to market and sell AI-powered cardiac blood tests to the public.

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Coronavirus is a global pandemic, says World Health Organization

The World Health Organization has declared the new coronavirus, COVID-19, a pandemic and urged countries to take serious steps to mitigate further spread of the disease.

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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.

The 24 members of the House Task Force on AI—12 reps from each party—have posted a 253-page report detailing their bipartisan vision for encouraging innovation while minimizing risks. 

Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met.