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.

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Memorial Healthcare System tabs Fernandez as new CEO

Aurelio Fernandez has been announced as the new president and CEO of the Memorial Healthcare System, reports Sun Sentinel. 

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Primary care gets boost in pay under new CMS fee schedule

CMS would increase payments for primary care, geriatricians, family physicians and mental healthcare under the proposed physician fee schedule for 2017, along with expanding its Medicare diabetes prevention model. 

DOJ reportedly has ‘significant concerns’ about Aetna-Humana merger

Reuters is reporting the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has concerns about the antitrust implications of Aetna’s $34 billion proposed acquisition of Humana, according to an anonymous source within the department.

Google plans to use artificial intelligence to detect eye diseases

Google is planning to teach a computer to detect certain kinds of eye diseases, including diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration. 

Indiana woman posed as healthcare worker to steal from senior living communities

A woman posing as a healthcare worker at four different senior living facilities has been charged with burglary, theft, attempted burglary and corrupt business influence, reports Fox59.

Study: Insurer spending on specialty drugs skyrocketed from 2003-14

Commercial insurance plans dedicated almost four times as much of their prescription drug spending to specialty drugs in 2014 than in 2003, with the number of specialty prescriptions tripling in the same time frame.

Veterans could see private doctors under new recommendations

The Veterans Affairs Commission on Care released their final report July 5, a culmination of an investigation into better healthcare practices after the 2014 scandal veterans hospitals waiting time scandal. 

CHIME applauds CMS recommendation for 90-day reporting period

After the recommendation of the 90-day reporting period by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), CHIME has offered its support of the decision.

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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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