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.

Bipartisan group of 233 House members call for Medicare reform
In a letter, the undersigned asked Congress to halt cuts to Medicare reimbursement and enact a permanent system to adjust rates to inflation.
Wartime powers enacted to address nationwide IV fluid shortage
The Biden Administration has invoked parts of the Defense Production Act to address shortages that stem from Hurricane Helene damaging a Baxter production facility in North Carolina.
New Category I CPT code issued for AI-enabled coronary plaque analysis software
The news comes just days after CMS confirmed these technologies would start receiving expanded Medicare coverage in November. HeartFlow and other AI vendors have already shared their excitement over the decision.
How the FDA sees its role vis-à-vis AI in healthcare
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has its hands full making sure medical AI products are safe, efficacious and trustworthy before they hit the market. The rise of ever-more-innovative iterations of the technology—not least generative AI—is only adding to the burden.
Texas hospitals to begin asking patients about citizen status
The Texas Hospital Association said answering the question, which stems from an executive order from Gov. Greg Abbot, will not impact patient care.

HIMSS eyes 3 main topics to improve homeland security

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released its Draft National Cyber Incident Response Plan (NCIRP) in September. Now, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has written a letter focusing on three main topics to improve the plan.

November 2, 2016

Anthem threatens to pull out of ACA exchanges for 2018

Anthem could join other health insurance giants UnitedHealth, Aetna and Humana in no longer offering plans on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace in many states.

November 2, 2016

Narrow exceptions offered in final site-neutral payment rule from CMS

CMS has finalized the rule changing how hospital off-campus facilities are reimbursed within its 2017 hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) changes, largely ignoring concerns from the American Hospital Association about the impact of site-neutral payment.

November 2, 2016

Americans recognize dangers of obesity, unsure how to lose weight

The obesity epidemic has become one of the largest health concerns for Americans, with 81 percent claiming it just as serious as cancer. Still, facing early death, heart disease and diabetes, most Americans are unsure of healthy, effective ways to lost weight.

November 1, 2016

Vocera Acquires Extension Healthcare

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 27, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), the leading healthcare communications company, today announced that it has acquired Extension Healthcare for approximately $55 million in an all-cash transaction. Based in Fort Wayne, Ind., Extension Healthcare is a leading provider of clinical, event-driven communication and workflow collaboration software for the hospital environment.

November 1, 2016

Health Care M&A Deal Volume and Value Slipped in Q3:2016, According to HealthCareMandA.com

NORWALK, CT – October 27, 2016 – Health care merger and acquisition activity slipped in the third quarter of 2016. Compared with the second quarter of 2016, deal volume fell 11%, to 369 transactions. Deal volume was also lower than in Q3:15, down 10% from the 411 transactions announced then. Combined spending in the third quarter totaled $48.0 billion, a decrease of 46% compared with the approximately $88.3 billion spent in the previous quarter, according to HealthCareMandA.com.

November 1, 2016

New results, requirements for CMS's hospital value-based purchasing program

Most hospitals will see an increase in their fiscal year 2017 Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Group (MS-DRG) payments under CMS’s Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program.

November 1, 2016

3-month limit on short-term insurance finalized as ACA enrollment begins

Just ahead of the fourth open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance marketplace, HHS finalized a rule aimed at improving the risk pool on the exchanges and keeping consumers away from plans that don’t comply with the ACA.

November 1, 2016

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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.

Management

Bipartisan group of 233 House members call for Medicare reform

Wartime powers enacted to address nationwide IV fluid shortage

New Category I CPT code issued for AI-enabled coronary plaque analysis software

How the FDA sees its role vis-à-vis AI in healthcare

Texas hospitals to begin asking patients about citizen status

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