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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CMS to end federal Medicaid funding for ‘designated state health programs’

In a letter to state Medicaid directors, CMS said it will no longer accept Medicaid waiver proposals that ask for federal funding for Designated State Health Programs (DSHPs), saying states aren’t contributing their own funds toward efforts to make delivery system changes and have used the waivers to draw down additional federal dollars for Medicaid.

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CMS denies Oklahoma’s request to use Medicaid funds for med school recruitment

The medical schools and teaching hospitals at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University could require an immediate injection of funds after CMS denied a request by the state to use federal Medicaid funds to pay those schools to recruit, train and retain physicians.

States eye their own coverage requirements if individual mandate is repealed

If Republicans pass their tax cut plan as expected, including a repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s individual mandate, Democratic-leaning states may respond with laws requiring their residents to buy health insurance or face a tax penalty.

Humana reportedly in talks to buy Kindred

Continuing a flurry of big mergers and acquisitions around healthcare as 2017 winds down, health insurer Humana is reportedly in “advanced talks” to buy Kindred Healthcare with help from two private equity firms.

Lawsuit on ACA insurer subsidies settled

The administration of President Donald Trump has settled a long-running lawsuit over cost-sharing reduction subsidies paid to insurers as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), potentially paving the way for the payments to be restored.

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CDC director denies report of ‘banned words’ in budget documents

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) disputed a report in the Washington Post that seven words or phrases, including “fetus,” “transgender” and “science-based,” had been banned from the agency’s budget documents, while other officials said the motivation was to avoid words that could limit chances of obtaining funding from Congress.

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CMS Physician Compare site now includes star ratings, patient experience data

New data has been added to the CMS Physician Compare website, allowing the public to see star ratings based on Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) scores and practice information for patient satisfaction scores.

Online portals fail to present info in a way meaningful to patients

Current online patient portals do not present test information in an easily understandable context for the majority of patients, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

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AI in Healthcare
4 ways HHS plans to help shape a national strategy for healthcare AI

HHS has thought through the ways AI can and should become an integral part of healthcare, human services and public health. Last Friday—possibly just days ahead of seating a new secretary—the agency released a detailed plan for getting there from here.

Cardiovascular Business
FDA announces recall after Philips heart monitor software failed to send alerts—multiple deaths reported

Philips is recalling the software associated with its Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry devices after certain high-risk ECG events were never routed to trained cardiology technicians as intended. The issue, which lasted for two years, has been linked to more than 100 injuries. 

Cardiovascular Business
Why electrophysiologists needed a champion in Washington

Heart Rhythm Society President Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD, detailed a new advocacy group focused on improving EP reimbursements, patient care and access. “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu," he said.