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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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Tom Price’s second HHS Secretary hearing: 'Lower the temperature’ on ACA repeal debate

President Donald Trump’s selection to run HHS, US. Rep. Tom Price, MD, R-Georgia, dealt with Democrats’ accusations of ducking policy questions while criticizing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), mandatory CMS programs and meaningful use of electronic health records in the second hearing on his nomination.

UAB receives $16 million grant to reduce cancer disparities

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has received a five-year, $16.6 million renewal grant from the National Cancer Institute for the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Morehouse School of Medicine and Tuskegee University partnership to address cancer disparities among African-Americans.

Cryopreserved umbilical cord patch shows promise in treating spina bifida

Spina bifida is potentially deadly when untreated. A new review of two different studies reveals the most effective method in using regenerative patches to treat spina bifida using human umbilical cords.

Trump’s ACA order: What does it do? Who’s in support?

On the first day of his presidency, Donald Trump signed an executive order suggesting federal agencies offer as many exemptions as possible to the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s individual mandate.

Federal judge blocks Aetna-Humana deal on antitrust grounds

Aetna’s $37 billion acquisition of Humana has been blocked by a federal judge, who ruled it would violate antitrust laws and seriously limit competition in the Medicare Advantage (MA) market and a handful of health insurance exchanges. 

Former CMS Administrator to work on defending ACA

The now-ex-administrator of CMS, Andy Slavitt, plans on staying in Washington, D.C., part-time to help save at least some parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to an exclusive interview with POLITICO.

From A to ZZZs: Sleep foundation releases guidelines for night's rest

The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) has harnessed data collected from wearble devices to develop guidelines to identifying the key indications of quality sleep.

7 updated guidelines for preventing surgical site infections

A surgeon from Loyola Medicine has improved the 2016 guidelines for preventing surgical site infections (SSI) for the 300,000 patients in the United States affected each year.

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Cardiovascular Business
Cardiologist compensation still rising, especially in invasive and interventional cardiology

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.

Cardiovascular Business
FDA’s tirzepatide decision creates uncertainty for patients—and leads to a lawsuit

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. 

Cardiovascular Business
Cardiology groups cheer new bill that would improve access to Medicare claims data

If passed, this bill would help clinician-led clinical registries explore Medicare data for research purposes. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American College of Cardiology both shared public support for the bipartisan legislation. 

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