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.

How state-based ACA exchanges are learning to get by on smaller budgets

The 13 states that run their own health insurance marketplaces are struggling with financial sustainability, writes CQ Roll Call’s Eric Mershon.

14 regions to be included in CPC+

CMS has announced 14 regions where practices can now apply to participate in the new Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) model.

Could Sanders' universal healthcare dreams come true in one state?

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ schedule has just opened up, now that he’s no longer campaigning to be the Democratic nominee for president. Some Colorado activists say they know the perfect way he can spend his extra time. 

Technology companies have a better view of your health than you might think

It’s a grudgingly accepted fact of life among many that specific personal data and more general meta data about nearly everyone is stored online, possibly accessible to people, corporations and governments willing to look for it. 

Immunotherapy methods effective in fighting cancer

Although the use of immunotherapy to treat cancer was once a far-fetched idea, the method has been gaining more traction lately. 

FDA taking hands-off policy towards ‘low-risk’ health apps, devices

Fitness trackers and mobile apps that focus on “general wellness” won’t be regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to new guidance released by the agency, while warning that more invasive technologies still fall under its purview.

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Parexel creates committee to boost business in biopharmaceuticals

Parexel International, a global biopharmaceutical services provider, has appointed four of its executives to its Business Review Committee, a senior leadership team.

CMS announces payment changes for skilled nursing, hospice, rehab facilities

In a flurry of announcements July 28, CMS released its payment and policy changes for three Medicare payment systems in fiscal year 2017: skilled nursing facilities, hospice benefit and inpatient rehabilitation facilities.

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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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