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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$140 million boost to primary care reimbursement in final 2017 Medicare PFS

The final version of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) released by CMS could direct an extra $140 million to primary care physicians in 2017, though it’s receiving some mixed reviews from major medical groups.

PENTAX Medical introduces improved forceps for better control

HOYA Group PENTAX Medical has released the latest in flexible forceps for blood control during endoscopic procedures. The HemoStat WideCup offers easy control with better grip and less handling power.

Mylan settlement ‘irresponsible,’ says West Virginia Attorney General

The $465 million settlement over claims Mylan profited off an improper CMS classification of its EpiPen autoinjector isn’t good enough, according to West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrissey.

Part D prescriber enrollment requirement delayed to 2019

CMS has announced it will push back a requirement for prescribers be enrolled in Medicare for Part D to cover their prescriptions, marking at least the fourth time the agency has delayed the rule since it was finalized in March 2014.

AMGA Foundation’s Diabetes: Together 2 Goal® Campaign Launches National Observance

ALEXANDRIA, VA – AMGA Foundation announced its Together 2 Goal® National Day of Action for diabetes management, in conjunction with American Diabetes Month in November.

Community Health Systems continues to put hospitals up for sale as it battles growing debt

Franklin, Tennessee-based Community Health Systems announced Nov. 2 that it is putting more hospitals up for sale as it tries to make money to help pay down its $15 million debt, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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.

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.

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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.