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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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Study: ACA stopped expansion of physician-owned hospitals

The Affordable Care Act’s restrictions on physician-owned hospitals (POHs) appear to have worked, as a new study published in Health Affairs said the law “effectively eliminated” the formation of new POHs.

NYT: Preliminary evidence says the ACA makes people healthier

Many in the Obama administration bemoan the fact that 19 states have opted out of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. But the program’s patchwork implementation might have helped prove the law’s value, according to the New York Times. 

Carestream Reduces Energy Consumption, Boosts Recycling Efforts At Oregon and Colorado Manufacturing Facilities

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 9 — Carestream Health reduced energy consumption and enhanced recycling at its facilities in Oregon and Colorado as part of an ongoing effort to trim its environmental footprint.

Exposure to microbes, like those in Amish homes, could protect against asthma

Traditional farming lifestyles, such as those held by the Amish in the U.S., can mitigate asthma and allergy risk factors, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine. 

FDA guidance addresses when device makers need to report changes

Draft guidance from the Food and Drug Administration is seeking to clarify when medical device manufacturers need the agency’s approval to make changes to their products, potentially replacing guidance that had remained unchanged since 1997.

Study: Medicare Advantage pays hospitals less than fee-for-service

Hospitals were paid about 8 percent less by Medicare Advantage plans compared to traditional fee-for-service (FFS) reimbursement in 2009, 2011 and 2012, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

Two Pittsburgh CEOs Launch Velocity Fund; New Private Equity Fund Targets Promising Companies in the Health Care Industry

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 03, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two accomplished CEOs – one from the health care industry and the other from the pharmaceutical field – have joined forces to launch Velocity Fund Partners, a private equity fund targeting the life sciences and health care services sector within the health care industry.

NIH closes drug production facility blamed for contamination issues

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has permanently closed its facility which manufactured investigational drugs a year after “a series of deficiencies” were found in the unit by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspectors.The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has permanently closed its facility which manufactured investigational drugs a year after “a series of deficiencies” were found in the unit by Food and Drug Administration inspectors.

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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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