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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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Wireless suture technology can update your doctor on your health

Plenty of sci-fi movies feature a trope about humans with microchips implanted in them that track our health from the inside, well now technology has caught up with our imaginations with the introduction of nano-sensors developed by engineers at Tufts University engineers. 

ACA premium hikes in 4 states left up to federal regulators to review

In Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming, reviewing health insurance marketplaces rates is left up to the federal government, which could be a big challenge in a year where insurers are proposing 60 percent hikes in premiums.

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State news: Conn. may create health ‘super-agency,' Mich. hospital bans Pokémon Go

Here’s a roundup of the state healthcare news, including: a proposal in Connecticut to consolidate health agencies, a Michigan hospital telling Pokémon Go players to stay away, a patient-dumping lawsuit in California, a $2.7 million settlement over patient data breaches in Oregon and the end of a Colorado court case involving a surgery tech who could have exposed thousands to HIV.

Study to investigate racial disparities in Alzheimer's disease

Racial disparities in health among Americans generally has not been understood very well, often because clinical research trials historically didn’t focus on non-white subjects, according to Forbes. 

Zika update: Congress doesn’t approve funding, first female-to-male transmission recorded

Members of Congress left Washington, D.C., for a seven-week recess without settling disputes over emergency funding to combat the Zika virus, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said has been documented spreading from a woman to a man for the first time.

CDC worries about gonorrhea's growing antibiotic resistance

Amid growing public health concerns about antibiotic resistance, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) said July 14 that gonorrhea could be the next infection to see significantly decreased treatability.  

Hooper Holmes Expands Health & Wellness Services

OLATHE, Kan., July 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hooper Holmes, Inc. (NYSE MKT:HH) today announced the addition of MinuteClinic, the walk-in medical clinics located inside select CVS Pharmacy and Target stores, to its national health screening network. Also, Hooper Holmes will be adding flu shots to its onsite screening services offering.

NOVADAQ Announces Appointment of Rick Mangat as President and CEO

TORONTO, July 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NOVADAQ® Technologies Inc. ("NOVADAQ" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:NVDQ) (TSX:NDQ), the leading developer and provider of clinically relevant imaging solutions for use in surgical and diagnostic procedures, announced today the appointment of Rick Mangat, Ph.D. as its President and CEO.

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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.

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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. 

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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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