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.

FDA recommends Zika testing for all blood donations

The FDA is advising all U.S. states and territories to screen donated blood and blood components for the Zika virus, a major expansion of screening efforts to prevent spread of the mosquito-borne virus through blood supplies.

Pfizer acquires pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer will soon acquire AstraZeneca, a pharmaceutical and biologics company in London, as it expands its Essential Health portfolio.

Mylan CEO claims to be frustrated in wake of EpiPen price controversy

EpiPens have been in the news lately—and not for the right reasons. The 400 percent increase in price over the last decade for the medication for allergic reactions has drawn criticism from the highest places.

Creative Medical Technology Holdings developing ovary regeneration technology

Creative Medical Technology has filed a patent application for a type of stem cell technology that can regenerate failing ovaries, a method that can help women suffering from premature ovarian failure.

One-third of U.S. may be limited to one choice of insurer on exchanges in 2017

Nearly 36 percent of the exchange market rating regions in the U.S. may have only one insurance company participating in the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges, according to an analysis from Avalere.

Nathan Adelson Hospice to acquire Las Vegas Solari Hospice Care

Nevada-based Nathan Adelson Hospice has signed an agreement to acquire Las Vegas Solari Hospice Care in Southern Nevada, a deal that is expected to close by Sept. 7.

Device and drug makers keep paying doctors disciplined for misconduct

Thousands of physicians who have been disciplined for serious misconduct, like having sex with patients, are still getting paid by pharmaceutical and medical device companies to act as advisers or promotional speakers, according to an analysis from ProPublica.

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Tenn. regulator says state exchange ‘very near collapse’

The head of Tennessee’s insurance department said the state’s health insurance exchange is “very near collapse” after approving large rate increases for the three insurers offering coverage in 2017, according to The Tennessean.

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.