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.

Microsoft: Ransomware hit nearly 400 healthcare entities this year—a 300% rise since 2015
A study from Microsoft on the impact of ransomware found unaffected nearby hospitals see a rise in stroke and cardiac arrest cases, in addition to an influx of patients.
10 ways AI, robotics are improving pediatric care in real-world settings
For whatever reason, the grownups seem to get all the attention when talk turns to AI in healthcare. All the kiddos get to do is look on and listen in. Now comes a worthy little effort to balance the seesaw.
Feds make it official: Change data breach was the largest in healthcare history, impacting 100M
Updated reporting from HHS shows UnitedHealth Group's estimate that roughly one-third of people in the U.S. would be affected was correct.
FDA approves first RSV vaccine for adults
Pfizer's Abrysvo vaccine can now be prescribed to all adults 18 and older at high risk for severe RSV complications, including pregnant women.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of New York sued over ‘ghost networks’
Thousands of patients have filed a class-action lawsuit against the insurer for issuing directories of providers who were out-of-network and did not take BCBS health plans.

InstaMed’s Deirdre Ruttle: ‘Very little tolerance’ for inefficiency as Apple, Amazon make waves

Patients are getting fed up with healthcare organizations who haven’t made their payment processes and communications as convenient as other industries. With Silicon Valley giants like Apple and Amazon eyeing the healthcare space, the time to ditch old, inefficient methods is now, according to Deirdre Ruttle, vice president of strategy at payment networks company InstaMed.

February 26, 2018

Expanding short-term insurance would increase premiums, uncompensated care

Premiums on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges could be in for another double-digit increase if HHS moves ahead with a proposed rule to expand the availability of short-term insurance plans which don’t comply with the ACA.

February 26, 2018

Non-ACA-compliant plans in spotlight in Idaho, Iowa

HHS Secretary Alex Azar is set to meet this week with Idaho Gov. Butch Otter and the state’s insurance director, Dean Cameron, over their recently announced plans to allow insurers to offer coverage that doesn’t follow the Affordable Care Act (ACA), while Iowa is considering a similar move through its state legislature.

February 26, 2018

30% of physicians meet criteria for burnout

Over 30 percent of physicians working at the Cleveland Clinic Health System were found to meet the criteria for overall burnout, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

February 23, 2018

What the AMA suggests Congress includes in opioid legislation

To help combat opioid addiction and abuse, the American Medical Association (AMA) suggested the Senate consider more than a dozen policies on everything from allowing Medicare to cover methadone in outpatient treatment programs to creating an addiction treatment-centered alternative payment model.

February 23, 2018

Bright idea: LED lighting may improve healthcare settings

Researchers from the Center for Lighting Enabled Systems & Applications (LESA) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with the Illumination Engineering Society (IES) have released a white paper on their workshop that explored pathways to promote the adoption of lighting systems in healthcare environments.

February 23, 2018

Steward may move HQ from Boston to Dallas

The largest private for-profit hospital operator in the U.S., Steward Health Care, will be relocating from Boston to Dallas, according to a report in the Dallas Business Journal.

February 23, 2018

Black patients less likely to be offered or receive knee replacement

The quality of life of black patients with knee osteoarthritis is being impacted by their underutilization of total knee replacement (TKR) surgery, according to a study published in Arthritis Care & Research, with fewer black people being offered the surgery—and when it is offered, they’re less likely than white patients to get the operation.

February 23, 2018

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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.

Cardiovascular Business

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.

Management

Microsoft: Ransomware hit nearly 400 healthcare entities this year—a 300% rise since 2015

10 ways AI, robotics are improving pediatric care in real-world settings

Feds make it official: Change data breach was the largest in healthcare history, impacting 100M

FDA approves first RSV vaccine for adults

Blue Cross Blue Shield of New York sued over ‘ghost networks’

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