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.

More religious-based policies expected at HHS

The opening of a “religious freedom” division within the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) could just be the beginning of moves by new officials within the department to align health policy with the goals of evangelical religious groups.

January 22, 2018

Sanofi, Celgene to spend combined $20B on separate biopharma deals

Monday morning saw the announcement of two very expensive acquisitions in the biopharmaceutical industry: France’s Sanofi buying U.S. hemophilia drugmaker Bioverativ and Celgene spending $9 billion to buy the remaining 90 percent of cancer immunotherapy specialist Juno Therapeutics.

January 22, 2018

How healthcare is affected by a government shutdown

More than 40,000 people who work at HHS and its various subagencies have been told not to come to work until Congress passes some sort of legislation to fund the federal government, affecting everything from tracking the flu season to clinical trials at the National Institutes of Health.

January 22, 2018

How nursing homes may be gaming Medicare star ratings

A five-star rating on CMS’s Nursing Home Compare website may not equate to “five-star service,” according to a Florida Atlantic University (FAU) study that found nursing homes’ scores may be artificially inflated.

January 19, 2018

What happens to CHIP if government shuts down

Congress needs to reach some sort of spending deal by 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20, or else the federal government will partially shut down. The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which hasn’t been reauthorized in months, was wrapped in talks over a short-term spending deal, and if funding isn’t renewed, states may have to end benefits for some of the nine million children it covers.

January 19, 2018

Ethicists create framework to regulate brain technology

Ethicists from the University of Basel have developed a biosecurity framework specific to neurotechnology while calling for a ban on dual-use technology with the aim of regulating mental privacy and integrity of humans. Findings were published in Neuron.

January 18, 2018

Readmissions penalties don't increase mortality rates

A study from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) found the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) has largely achieved its goals—and contrary to the findings of an earlier study, it didn’t increase mortality rates.

January 18, 2018

Baptist Health South Florida COO steps down after 30-year career

Wayne Brackin, the chief operating officer of Baptist Health South Florida, has abruptly left the system with no explanation for his departure.

January 18, 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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