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.

Blue Shield of California CEO: Trump insurance plan won’t help competition

Allowing insurance companies to sell health plans across state lines is “perplexing” to Paul Markovich, CEO of Blue Shield of California, the state’s largest insurer.

ACA repeal could start in January, liberal group warns it would ‘unravel’ market

Republicans in Congress are aiming to start eliminating aspects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its regulations on “Day 1” of President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.

AHA letter urges Congress to enact Meaningful Use Flexibility Law

In a recent letter to congress, top American Hospital Association (AHA) members urge for the enactment of the Meaningful Use Flexibility Law. Along with the praise of the Electronic Health Record Regulator Relief Act, the letter argues for an urgent need to change requirements for Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs.

Online self-care tools go unnoticed by women with chronic diseases

Although it may be time consuming and frustrating, teaching older women the potential health benefits associated with the internet is important. Research from Oregon State University shows chronically ill middle-aged women are not taking advantage of the possible ways to maintain health.

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Advocate, NorthShore merger moving ahead despite court loss

A deal to create the 11th largest nonprofit hospital system in the U.S. is going forward despite courts siding with the Federal Trade Commission on temporarily blocking the merger.

Nurse-led monitoring gives insight into patient care

Nurses make up the fulcrum of the medical industry, being the first point of contact to the patient and administering care under the doctor. The influences nurses have cannot by duplicated and a new research shows that nurse-led medication monitoring are able to prevent side effects of mental health medications as well as identifying unknown side effects.

Mayo Clinic CEO: Healthcare isn’t ‘freaking out’ over replacing ACA

As President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress debate how to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Mayo Clinic President and CEO John Noseworthy, MD, feels a key concern has been forgotten: the health of patients.

Digital tech can protect the health of business

Digital technology, like smartphones and wearables, has the potential to improve cost effectiveness and quality for businesses.

Around the web

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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