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.

Brain stimulation improves precise memory for 24 hours

A study, published in Current Biology, delves into using non-invasive brain stimulation to improve precise memory.

In with the old—and the new—for faster medical tests

Combing old science with new developments has led to a faster method of receiving results for HIV, Lyme disease, syphilis, rotavirus and other infectious conditions.

How the next Secretary of Agriculture can affect healthcare

While plenty of industry attention has been paid to President Donald Trump’s pick to run HHS, Georgia Rep. Tom Price, MD, another politician from the state will also have an impact on healthcare as Trump’s Secretary of Agriculture.

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NIH Director staying put for now

Francis Collins, MD, PhD, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will be staying on in the administration of President Donald Trump, at least temporarily.

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CMS administrator’s farewell: 'You are well positioned for whatever comes next'

At his last all-staff meeting at CMS, the agency’s acting administrator, Andy Slavitt, recounted the successes and challenges of his tenure while encouraging employees to welcome his replacement from the incoming Trump administration.

Radiologists, emergency docs may charge 4 times Medicare rate to out-of-network patients

In a study examining what specialists may charge to out-of-network or uninsured patients, radiologists, neurosurgeons and emergency physicians ranked near the top of the list of highest markups compared to Medicare rates. 

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Guidelines recommend keeping family close during ICU admission

The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) has developed a set of guidelines for promoting family-centered care in intensive care units to lessen the effects of post-intensive care syndrome.

Auto-enrollment being discussed as part of Trump healthcare plans

While the individual mandate would be eliminated under the current plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a separate idea to keep more people in the risk pool has emerged: auto-enrollment in a “bare-bones” health plan. 

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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. 

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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