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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Best Buy to acquire senior-focused tech company for $800M

Best Buy has entered into an agreement to purchase health services provider GreatCall for $800 million in cash, the consumer electronics retailer announced Wednesday.

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Ohio Medicaid ends contracts with CVS Caremark, Optum

Ohio has cut pharmacy benefit managers out of its Medicaid program and instructed insurance providers to enter new contracts by Jan. 1, 2019.

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Arguments for ACA lawsuit from states scheduled for September

A Texas lawsuit seeking a halt in the enforcement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is ramping up, with oral arguments scheduled for Sept. 10. The lawsuit, which was filed by 20 Republican state attorneys general, argues the ACA is unconstitutional.

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Adventist Health System changing name to AdventHealth

One of the nation’s largest faith-based health systems, Adventist Health System, will soon change its name to AdventHealth.

Google parent company bookmarks $375M for healthcare startup

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, is investing $375 million into a healthcare startup called Oscar Health.

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Artificial placenta created using 3D printing

Researchers at TU Wien—a university in Vienna, Austria—have created an artificial placenta by using a 3D-printing process, according to a recent study.

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Alzheimer’s law in Massachusetts sets a new standard for training, treatment

Healthcare professionals in Massachusetts will now have to undergo training in the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia before they can obtain or renew licenses thanks to a new law.

States fight back against short-term health plans

State regulators are resisting urges by HHS to push short-term health plans after the Trump administration expanded their availability, The Hill reported.

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.