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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Pediatrician headlines 2018 candidates running to protect, promote STEM fields

Several scientists are running for office in 2018 with an eye on protecting and promoting STEM fields, including Mai Khanh Tran, MD, a Vietnamese immigrant and pediatrician running in California's 39th District.

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HIMSS18: 6 key data points from US leadership, workforce survey

As the healthcare professionals touch down in Las Vegas for the 2018 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), the organization released its annual survey of the marketplace. HIMSS published the 2018 U.S. HIMSS Leadership and Workforce Survey on March 6, which examines trends in employment, technology and expectations.

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HIMSS18: CMS's Verma warns information blocking will no longer be tolerated

CMS Administrator Seema Verma, MPH, announced at HIMSS18 in Las Vegas new agency initiatives aimed at promoting interoperability and giving patients easier access to health records, drawing applause for talk about reforming regulations while the audience of health IT professionals sat silent when she warned of a crackdown on information blocking.

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7 findings on precision medicine's advancements—despite barriers

Oracle Health Sciences has announced the findings of a study outlining current and future plans, as well as barriers, for precision medicine and its impact on life sciences and healthcare communities.

Nihon Kohden Launches NK-HIQ Wireless Patient Monitoring System at HIMSS18

Nihon Kohden has announced the commercial launch of its NK- HiQTM Wireless Patient Monitoring System, a smart, secure data acquisition and management platform that leverages Wi-Fi technology to provide safe continuous patient monitoring in the hospital setting. With a suite of fully featured central station, bedside, transport and wearable patient monitors, the system captures and manages patient data from admission to discharge, seamlessly throughout the enterprise. The company will showcase its NK-HiQ system at Nihon Kohden’s HIMSS18 booth (10925) in Las Vegas, March 5–8.

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HIMSS18: Out-of-pocket costs increased 11% in 2017

The trend of costs increasingly being shifted onto patients continued in 2017 with average out-of-pocket costs hitting $1,813 in 2017, an 11 percent jump from the year before, according to an analysis released by TransUnion Healthcare at the HIMSS18 conference in Las Vegas.

Who’s the boss? Atrium-UNC Health merger killed over leadership structure

Discussions for a blockbuster merger between Atrium Health (formerly Carolinas Healthcare) and UNC Health Care have ceased, according to the Charlotte Observer, because executives were unable to solve disagreements on the structure of the joint operating company’s leadership.

HHS Secretary against using medical marijuana as alternative to opioid for treating pain

In a visit to the Dayton, Ohio area, HHS Secretary Alex Azar was asked by Yellow Spring News what role he’d envision for medical marijuana as an alternative to prescription opioids for pain relief.

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Cardiovascular Business
Q&A: Why are cardiovascular devices involved in so many recalls? FDA policies may be to blame

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. 

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Cardiologist compensation still rising, especially in invasive and interventional cardiology

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.

Cardiovascular Business
FDA’s tirzepatide decision creates uncertainty for patients—and leads to a lawsuit

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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