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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MIT picture-on-the-wall device wirelessly measures walking speed, gait

Consumer-focused wearable technology offers ways for individuals to track sleep patterns, steps and other baseline health indicators. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a device to accurately monitor a person’s walking speed and form. 

Leading Patient Advocacy Groups Stand Together to Oppose American Health Care Act

On behalf of more than one hundred million Americans battling chronic and other major health conditions, the following coalition of 10 patient organizations remains united in its opposition to the American Health Care Act (AHCA)

University of Utah Health CEO resigns after cancer institute feud

Vivian Lee, MD, PhD, is stepping down as CEO of University of Utah Health, calling criticisms of her integrity and character “disturbing” after a controversy over her firing of the university cancer center director.

1,600 Brigham and Women’s employees offered voluntary buyouts

Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston has presented 1,600 employees—nearly 9 percent of its workforce—with the option of a voluntary buyout as the hospital looks to cut costs.

Healthcare groups trash new ACA replacement plan: ‘It’s simply bad policy’

The changes made to the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the Republican-sponsored legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), have only strengthened opposition to the bill from groups representing hospitals, internists and emergency physicians. 

Budget deal adds $2 billion to NIH, going against Trump’s proposal

The federal spending deal Congress reached on April 30 includes $2 billion in additional funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the next five months of the fiscal year, going in the opposite direction of President Donald Trump’s proposed $5.8 million cut to the agency for 2018.

Anthem-Cigna merger most likely dead

The largest healthcare merger ever proposed likely drew its dying breath on Friday, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed lower court rulings that blocked the deal on antitrust grounds. While the ruling was appealed in February, the chances of a successful argument were slim, according to policy analysts. 

Predictive tool helps physicians address recurrence of parathyroid cancer

Predicting a cancer recurrence, especially rare forms such as parathyroid cancer, is a patient's best bet for early treatment and improved outcomes. A recent study, published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, tested a prognosis tool's ability to predict the recurrence of parathyroid cancer.

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Cardiovascular Business
Boston Scientific enters renal denervation market with acquisition worth up to $540M

Boston Scientific has announced another significant M&A deal, scooping up an Israeli medtech company focused on RDN technology. 

Radiology Business
Shift toward imaging outside the hospital could save billions

Harvard’s David A. Rosman, MD, MBA, explains how moving imaging outside of hospitals could save billions of dollars for U.S. healthcare.

Cardiovascular Business
FDA announces catheter recall for Johnson & Johnson PFA system due to stroke risk

The recall comes after approximately 3% of patients treated with the device during the early stages of its U.S. rollout experienced a stroke or transient ischemic attack following surgery. The expected stroke rate is closer to 1%, the FDA explained.