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.

ANN assists physicians in diagnosing stroke patients

Researchers from the Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory and the Department of Biomedical and Translational Informatics at Geisinger Health System teamed up to develop an artificial neural network (ANN) model to accurately recognize stoke symptoms.

Senate delaying August recess to work on healthcare bill

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, has taken the unusual step of delaying the Senate’s August recess, announcing the chamber will stay in session during the first two weeks of the month to address legislative priorities like the replacement of the Affordable Care Act.

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Insurers see record earnings on ACA exchange plans in Q1 2017

Insurance companies earned an average of $298 per member in plans offered on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace in the first quarter of 2017, the best first quarter performance since the exchanges opened.

Treatment.com unveils Merlin - Enterprise Intelligence (AI) Platform for Healthcare

Treatment.com, a Minnesota-based healthcare AI solutions company, announced the first glimpse of its game-changing MerlinTM – Enterprise Intelligence AI Platform (EIP) solution, creating a new category of healthcare Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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CMS: Fewer insurer sign-ups on exchange show ACA is ‘failing’

The number of applications for insurers planning to participate in the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges for 2018 has fallen by 38 percent, according to CMS.

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919,000 healthcare jobs could be lost under Senate healthcare bill

The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) would eliminate one of every 22 healthcare jobs by 2026, according to a new study from George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health and the Commonwealth Fund.

Discharges against medical advice are on the rise

The proportion of Medicare age patients who choose to be discharged from the hospital through an AMA—against medical advice—form is rising.

DC hospital treating Rep. Scalise has ‘extremely low’ safety ratings

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, has been treated at MedStar Washington Hospital Center since he was shot in June. The hospital has a less-than-stellar safety reputation, according to USA Today.

Around the web

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. 

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.

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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