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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Trump preparing order on selling health insurance across state lines

After another effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was halted, President Donald Trump told reporters he’ll likely sign an executive order regarding another one of his campaign promises on healthcare: allowing insurance plans to be offered across state lines.

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CMS delays hospital star ratings update

Overall star ratings on the CMS Hospital Compare website will not be updated in October as previously scheduled, according to the American Hospital Association (AHA).

Inside Brigham and Women’s drive to cut $50M

STAT News was provided what it called “unusual access” to internal discussions at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital as it sought to cut $50 million from its $2.6 billion in annual spending. The dramatic overhaul went so far as to override the choice of hospitals’ nurses on mattress pads.

The financial benefits of addressing physician burnout

A healthcare organization which employs 450 physicians could realize a 12.5 percent return on a $1 million investment to tackle physician burnout, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Examining efforts to improve residents’ knowledge of documentation, coding

Standards on coding and clinical documentation are improved constantly, but most residency programs lack education and training. In a study published in the Journal of Surgical Education, researchers evaluated residents’ current knowledge and examined the effect of an educational session on knowledge improvement.

'The answer is money': Value-based care butting heads with prevailing culture in medicine

Saying “no” to procedures and treatments, even when they’ve been shown not to be helpful to patients, is easier said than done for physicians, threatening efforts like the Choosing Wisely initiative begun by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

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Healthcare groups tell Congress to move on ‘for good’ from ACA repeal

Major healthcare associations said they were relieved by Senate Republicans’ decision to table the Graham-Cassidy legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), bringing at least a temporary halt to the party’s efforts to replace the law with only Republican votes.

267,000 healthcare jobs would be eliminated under latest ACA repeal plan

The Graham-Cassidy legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would cause an immediate downturn in healthcare employment, amounting to more than 267,000 fewer jobs in the industry by 2026, according to a report from George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health and the Commonwealth Fund.

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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.