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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5 things to know about the Chronic Care Act

A bipartisan group of Senators is proposing ways to improve health outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions, which account for the majority of Medicare spending.

ACC, AHA combining hospital accreditation services

Hospitals seeking cardiovascular accreditation services will no longer have to go to the American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology (ACC) separately beginning in 2017.

Hospitals, health plans incorrectly omitted from Illinois ACA exchange

Information on Illinois’ health insurance exchange may be incomplete or inaccurate as shoppers prepare for the fourth open enrollment period.

6 things to know about consumers’ healthcare policy priorities

A new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation asked what healthcare policies they’d most like to see Congress and the next president address—and making changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) wasn’t the most popular answer.

Largest Medicaid insurer in Mass. stops taking new members

Neighborhood Health Plan (NHP), a Medicaid managed care subsidiary of Boston-based Partners Health Care, is suspending enrollment of new members after $241 million in losses since 2014.

Electronic prescriptions lead to better adherence rates for medications

Following the doctor's orders to a T by taking medication on time is a crucial aspect of recovery, yet so many patients fail. Could it be the difference between electronic and paper prescriptions that leads to low medication adherence? That’s what researchers from the University of North Carolina set to find out.

Aging gracefully? Older blood just as effective in transfusions

How long a hospital has been storing blood doesn’t appear to have an effect on mortality, alleviating concerns about whether fresh blood was better for patients who need a transfusion.

HCA transferring ownership of Okla. hospitals for $750 million

Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) will be giving up ownership of the Oklahoma University Medical Center (OUMC) and OUMC Edmund to the University Hospitals Authority and Trust (UHAT), with a separate agreement with SSM Healthcare of Oklahoma creating a new nonprofit to manage day-to-day operations as part of a new integrated care network.

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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. 

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