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.

Trump falsely claims ACA open enrollment could be delayed

Donald Trump has been telling supporters and reporters that President Barack Obama is trying to delay open enrollment on health insurance exchanges until after Election Day—but the start date has been set in stone for months.

Preventable, Potentially Fatal Patient Identification Errors Analyzed by ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization (PSO)

PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA—In its newest analysis of patient safety errors, ECRI Institute PSO today releases a Deep Dive review of reported events involving patient identification. 

AOL's Case outlines the 'third wave' of technology in healthcare

Join Steve Case, cofounder of AOL, chairman and CEO of Revolution and author of "The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur's Vision Of The Future," as he writes about the third wave of healthcare. This wave, according to Case, focuses on the integration of technology within healthcare, something most systems refuse to evolve into.

20 years later, doctor admits to lying in malpractice suit

What if an act meant to protect a colleague actually put patients at risk and “violated all [the] pledges of professionalism that came with the Doctor of Medicine degree"? 

Medicare Advantage premiums will drop slightly for 2017

The average monthly premium for Medicare Advantage enrollees will drop about 4 percent, or $1.19, to $31.40, according to a new estimate released by CMS.

How the presidential race could affect uninsured rates, out-of-pocket costs

The state of health care would look dramatically different under a Hillary Clinton presidency than it would under Donald Trump, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund and the RAND Corporation.

How machine learning, AI are evolving healthcare

As the technoogy continues to grow in complexity and capabilities, machine learning and artificial intelligence have begun to play a bigger part in providing personalized a better quality healthcare.

Physician integration hasn’t improved care at hospitals

Having more physicians employed by hospitals hasn’t provided benefits for patient care, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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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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