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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Not-for-profit hospitals act like corporate titans but don’t pay taxes

Not-for-profit hospitals don’t pay taxes, but many of them act like Fortune 500 companies, taking on operations that mimic corporate giants.

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Why Humana is on the ‘bleeding edge’ of integrated care

HealthExec caught up with Humana's new CMO, William Shrank, MD, MSHS, for a sit-down interview at our headquarters to chat about all things integrated care and what keeps him up at night.

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UNC Children’s Hospital suspends complex heart surgeries after media investigation

North Carolina Children’s Hospital has suspended heart surgeries for complex cases in the aftermath of an explosive New York Times investigation that found the hospital’s heart unit had an alarmingly high mortality rate.

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Geisinger appoints CEO, president

Geisinger, a health system that serves more than 1.5 million patients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, has named Jaewon Ryu, MD, as its new president and CEO. Ryu, who has served as interim president and CEO since November 2018, will assume the position July 1.

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Some experts are seriously wary of AI in healthcare

A Harvard Law School professor is warning that AI may be hazardous to the health of U.S. healthcare.

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Major companies selected in FDA's drug tracking blockchain pilot

IBM, along with KPMG, Merck and Walmart have been selected by the FDA to participate in a blockchain project that aims to improve the drug supply chain.

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Trump touts forthcoming healthcare plan

President Trump is promising a new healthcare plan for the nation in recent media interviews, though there have been scant details so far.

 

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Health-insurance technology company raises $205M in new funding round

A San Francisco-based startup that uses a proprietary machine-learning platform to identify the care needs of covered employees has raised $205 million to “address fundamental health insurance service issues that plague U.S. consumers and employers alike.”

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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.