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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CBO: ACA replacement changes save less money, don’t improve coverage

An updated assessment on the American Health Care Act (AHCA) from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said amendments to the Republican-sponsored Affordable Care Act replacement plan wouldn’t improve its losses in insurance coverage and would decrease the amount of savings to the federal budget. 

No need for a refrigerator with these vaccines

Vaccinations are the first step in providing life-saving healthcare for a variety of deadly diseases. While vaccines are common place in many countries, people residing in developing counties have little access due to the complications involved in transporting and preserving these medications. The development of a new vaccine that doesn’t need refrigeration could be the answers people need.

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House vote on ACA replacement postponed

House Republican leaders have chosen to call off a planned vote on the American Health Care Act (AHCA), their replacement for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as last-minute revisions and negotiations failed to guarantee enough support to pass the bill.

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Cleveland Clinic operating income drops by 71%

Revenues were up at the Cleveland Clinic in 2016, but higher expenses put a damper on operating income, which fell 71 percent from the year before.

3D printer produces implantable cartilage

Researchers from two Swedish universities have successfully used 3D printing to produce human cartilage cells capable of living and growing in mice. This development, published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, may be able to provide patients with body parts through 3D printing.

500,000 healthcare jobs added because of ACA

A new analysis from Goldman Sachs said that 500,000 of the jobs added to the healthcare sector since 2012 can be attributed to the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s increasing of health insurance coverage. 

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Possible repeal of required health benefits draws ire of public hospitals, ER docs

In last-minute negotiations on the American Health Care Act (AHCA), eliminating the 10 “essential health benefits” requirements put in place by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was floated as an option to win over conservative lawmakers, a development which was quickly opposed by groups representing public hospitals and emergency physicians.

Trump HHS budget proposal raises FDA user fees

President Donald Trump's 2018 budget proposal for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) includes a doubling of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fees, putting added strain on small digital health businesses.

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Cardiovascular Business
Reimbursement update: What hospitals need to know about new Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS finalized a significant policy change when it increased the Medicare payments hospitals receive for performing CCTA exams. What, exactly, does the update mean for cardiologists, billing specialists and other hospital employees?

Cardiovascular Business
Stryker acquires Inari Medical for $4.9B

Stryker, a global medtech company based out of Michigan, has kicked off 2025 with a bit of excitement. The company says Inari’s peripheral vascular portfolio is highly complementary to its own neurovascular portfolio.

Radiology Business
The biggest obstacles facing radiology business managers in 2025

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.