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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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Chantix maker defends drug's safety to FDA skeptics

A Sept. 14 statement from drug-maker Pfizer said the company believes the FDA should follow an advisory committee’s recommendation to remove a serious Black Box warning from its anti-smoking drug Chantix, which was released in 2006. But a report released by the FDA the same day outlines concerns about the advisory committee’s data accuracy when it comes to the psychological effects of the medicine. 

Comparing the value of surgery, radiation, monitoring for early prostate cancer

Men with early prostate cancer can safely opt out of treatment without increasing their risk, though more patients will want treatment later on even when it’s unnecessary.

Cleveland Clinic submits plan for London location

The Cleveland Clinic is seeking approval to build a new hospital in London, which would be its third international facility and first in Europe.

Higher ACA exchange enrollment limited out-of-pocket spending

The more people who purchased coverage on the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges, the fewer adults spent more than $500 per year on out-of-pocket expenses.

Exchange news: ConnectiCare staying, N.J. co-op to close for 2017

Customers on Connecticut’s health insurance exchange won’t be limited to a single insurer’s plan after ConnectiCare decided not to leave over a rate dispute, while another Affordable Care Act (ACA) co-op is closing in New Jersey.

AMA Awards Research Grants to Advance the Study of Women in Medicine

CHICAGO – Each September, the American Medical Association (AMA) recognizes influential women physician leaders as part of Women in Medicine Month. To showcase the accomplishments of these leaders, the AMA Women Physicians Section (WPS) and the AMA Foundation (AMAF) today announced the winners of the 2016 Joan F. Giambalvo Fund for the Advancement of Women research grants.

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CHIME announces new appointments to leadership positions

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has announced the newest appointments to its board of trustees, board of directors and elected officers for 2018.

Average Annual Workplace Family Health Premiums Rise Modest 3% to $18,142 in 2016; More Workers Enroll in High-Deductible Plans with Savings Option Over Past Two Years

Bethesda, MD – Annual family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose an average of 3 percent to $18,412 this year, a modest increase at a time when workers’ wages (2.5%) and inflation (1.1%) also grew modestly, according to the benchmark Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) 2016 Employer Health Benefits Survey released today. Workers on average contribute $5,277 annually toward their family premiums.

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Cardiovascular Business
Boston Scientific enters renal denervation market with acquisition worth up to $540M

Boston Scientific has announced another significant M&A deal, scooping up an Israeli medtech company focused on RDN technology. 

Radiology Business
Shift toward imaging outside the hospital could save billions

Harvard’s David A. Rosman, MD, MBA, explains how moving imaging outside of hospitals could save billions of dollars for U.S. healthcare.

Cardiovascular Business
FDA announces catheter recall for Johnson & Johnson PFA system due to stroke risk

The recall comes after approximately 3% of patients treated with the device during the early stages of its U.S. rollout experienced a stroke or transient ischemic attack following surgery. The expected stroke rate is closer to 1%, the FDA explained.