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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$67B Cigna-Express Scripts deal clears DOJ

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division has cleared the $67 billion acquisition of Express Scripts by Cigna.

CMS proposes cutting more regulations

As part of its Patients Over Paperwork initiative, CMS has proposed another round of “red tape” cuts for healthcare providers that could reduce some burdens and loosen regulations across healthcare settings.

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Jefferson and Einstein Healthcare Network reach definitive merger agreement

Jefferson Health and Einstein Healthcare Network have reached a definitive agreement to merge after previously announcing their intentions in March.

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CVS execs bullish on Aetna merger, drug rebate reforms

Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference in New York last week, CVS Health executives answered questions on the company’s $69 billion acquisition of Aetna and its role in the ongoing debate around drug pricing.

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Dartmouth finds article is plagiarized, but NEJM refuses to retract it

The New England Journal of Medicine continues to refuse to retract an article after its lead author was accused of plagiarism and resigned amid an internal investigation, according to STAT. On Sept. 13, H. Gilbert Welch, MD, MPH, stepped down as a professor with the Dartmouth Institute in Lebanon, New Hampshire, after the university found he plagiarized two colleagues in a paper published in NEJM in 2016.

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Maryland files lawsuit to protect the ACA

With a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act in the hands of a federal judge in Texas, Maryland is taking the issue head on by filing a lawsuit that would keep the healthcare law intact.

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Cigna venture fund to invest in innovative healthcare companies

Cigna is launching a venture fund that will be dedicated to investing in companies with innovative and transformative plans for healthcare.

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Top cancer doctor resigns over medical journal disclosure scandal

A top breast cancer doctor and researcher has resigned from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center after a report revealed he failed to disclose millions of dollars he received from healthcare companies in medical journals and research.

Around the web

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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