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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Tom PriceCare? 5 healthcare reforms proposed by the HHS Secretary nominee

You don’t have to go back too far to find out what U.S. Rep. Tom Price, MD, R-Georgia, may favor as a replacement to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) if he’s confirmed as HHS Secretary under President-elect Donald Trump.

Affordability, politics will dictate health insurance trends in 2017

This year is likely to be a “period of uncertainty and flux” for health insurers due to the political debate on repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to Deloitte’s 2017 health insurance industry outlook.

Trump promises ‘insurance for everybody,' offers no specifics

President-elect Donald Trump said his replacement for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will be “insurance for everybody,” potentially putting him at odds with his own party’s healthcare proposals in Congress.

All-payer model to be tested by rural Pennsylvania hospitals

Some $25 million in funding from CMS will help implement a new model for rural hospitals in Pennsylvania designed to improve access to care in less-populated areas and put struggling hospitals on more solid financial footing.

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University of Chicago picks director for new trauma center

Selwyn Rogers Jr., MD, MPH, has been selected to lead the development of University of Chicago Medicine’s new adult trauma center, set to open in 2018.

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Q&A: Archway CEO Terry on bundles, how value-based care may thrive under Trump’s HHS

With a presidential transition bringing in a HHS Secretary opposed to mandatory bundled payment programs and other demonstrations at the agency, providers may be tempted to think the transition to value-based care may grind to a halt in the coming years. Not so, according to Archway Health CEO Dave Terry. 

Acknowledging biases improves geriatric care

Being aware of biases improves healthcare decisions, according to the Gerontological Society of America. A new report, “Recognizing Hidden Traps in Health Care Decision Making," provides guidelines to overcome barriers in providing care to elderly patients.

3D printing’s next step: Precision membranes

3D printing has improved the areas of medicine, art and manufacturing—and it is now journeying into the realm of membrane engineering. Researchers from the University of Bath have hope in the future of 3D printing techniques to improve membrane capabilities with precision construction.

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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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