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.

California’s ‘surprise’ medical bill law targeted by lawsuit

A new California law on out-of-network billing may be blocked by a lawsuit from a controversial medical association.

Sysmex Canada introduces new hematology analyzers

Sysmex Canada, providers of automated hematology and urinalysis diagnostic testing, has launched the new XN-L Series for testing in smaller analytic devices.

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President Obama defends ACA while calling premium increases ‘growing pains’

Ahead of the final open enrollment period of his presidency, Barack Obama made the case that the Affordable Care Act is working, but could be improved with additions like new tax credits and reviving the controversial public option.

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CMS funding quality initiatives focused on both local and national improvement

CMS has announced new awards to a dozen regional organizations to create new initiatives or expand existing plans for improving quality for Medicare beneficiaries.

AAAASF names new president

The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities has appointed one of its board members the new leader of the organization.

Pricey hospitals don’t change after negative publicity

Attempts to publicly shame hospitals which have substantially increased prices don't appear to work.

Casamba merges with HealthWyse, TherapySource

Casamba announced the company has merged with HealthWyse of Boston and TherapySource of Birmingham, Alabama.

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Sparta Systems launches cloud-based Stratas Quality Management

Sparta Systems, Inc., a producer of enterprise quality management software (EQMS) solutions, has launched its cloud-based Stratas Quality Management solution.

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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