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.

Pfizer opts not to split after spending $600 million preparing for it

Pfizer has decided not to divide itself into two companies, one focusing on older drugs and another on patent-protected products, according to the Wall Street Journal.

FDA approves drug biosimilar to Humira

The FDA approved a new drug called Amjevita Sept. 23. The drug, adalimumab-atto, is made by the California-based company Amgen and is biosimilar to the AbbVie drug Humira (adalimumab). 

Sylvia Burwell discusses ACA, provider success on podcast

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell doesn’t have much time left in her position. Her boss’s second presidential term is almost over, so her role as steward of his hallmark policy, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), will be over too. 

Top 5 physician "musts" for digital technology

Physicians are faced with the proposition from paper to digital technology at a rapid pace. A study conducted by the American Medical Association (AMA) found that many physicians have common “musts” for the use of digital tool and what they expect from the digital tools in return.

Last-minute exchange decisions: Nebraska loses BCBS, Highmark stays in 3 states

Sept. 23 was the final day for insurers to confirm their health insurance exchange participation in the states relying on the federal Healthcare.gov marketplace. Last-minute decisions by two insurers will affect coverage options in Delaware, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. 

Is the healthcare system helping us gain pounds instead of lose them?

Obesity has become an epidemic in America and according to Bruce Lee, the healthcare industry is helping expand out waistlines.

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. 

Around the web

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?

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.

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