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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Donations to U.S. nonprofit hospitals up slightly in 2016

Gifts, pledges and grants to nonprofit hospitals in the United States went up by 0.2 percent in 2016, totaling $9.6 billion, according to a report from the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP).

Examining procedures to reduce communication breakdowns

Researchers have developed a set of structured tools to decrease medical communication errors during multidisciplinary morning rounds in the hospital.

Female physicians have lower mortality, readmission rates

Elderly patients have better outcomes when hospitalized if cared for by a female physician than a male, according to a Harvard University study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. 

San Diego's ResMed names new chief medical officer

ResMed, a medical device and software company, has appointed Carlos M. Nunez, MD, its next chief medical officer.

HIMSS CEO, president to retire at end of 2017

Stephen Lieber, longtime CEO and president of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), has announced he’ll be retiring at the end of 2017. The search for his replacement has already begun.

Allergan to acquire LifeCell for $2.9 billion

Biopharmaceutical company Allergan is acquiring Acelity’s LifeCell, a regenerative medicine unit, for $2.9 billion, according to a news release.

N.Y. hospital prices more about clout than quality

Wide variation in prices for the same procedures at hospitals around New York State isn’t based on quality of care, but rather the facility’s market power.

ACA exchange rules finalized for 2018 as repeal threat looms

CMS hopes to strengthen the risk pool on Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplace for the 2018 plan year, even as insurers remain uncertain about the exchanges with the incoming Congress and President-elect promising to repeal the law.

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Cardiovascular Business
Reimbursement update: What hospitals need to know about new Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS finalized a significant policy change when it increased the Medicare payments hospitals receive for performing CCTA exams. What, exactly, does the update mean for cardiologists, billing specialists and other hospital employees?

Cardiovascular Business
Stryker acquires Inari Medical for $4.9B

Stryker, a global medtech company based out of Michigan, has kicked off 2025 with a bit of excitement. The company says Inari’s peripheral vascular portfolio is highly complementary to its own neurovascular portfolio.

Radiology Business
The biggest obstacles facing radiology business managers in 2025

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.