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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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Using patient experience scores to determine payment works within value-based purchasing

Using patient experience scores from the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) is working as intended within CMS’s Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program, according to a study published in the journal Health Affairs.

21st Century Cures Act unlikely to move until after election

Legislation aiming to speed up the regulatory approval process for medical devices and drugs and boost research funding will have to wait until after Election Day.

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Q&A: NIH Director Collins, Sen. Durbin on securing medical research funding in an election year

National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD, however, sounded optimistic about his agency getting another multi-billion dollar funding boost this year in a forum at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine on Aug. 30.

Uninsured rate hits record low, but post-ACA gains are slowing

The number of people without health insurance fell to an all-time low of 8.6 percent in the first quarter of 2016, according to new data from the CDC, but the gains in insurance enrollment caused by the Affordable Care Act appear to be slowing down.

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House members ask HHS to ‘consider flexibilities’ on MACRA start date

Leaders on two powerful House committees encouraged HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell to “consider flexibilities” in implementing the major changes to physician payment required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).

Which states have the best and worst healthcare systems?

Minnesota was ranked no. 1, while Alaska finished at the bottom, in a state-by-state ranking of healthcare quality and cost-effectiveness by personal finance site WalletHub.

AMGA Calls for Enhanced Care Coordination in its Comments on Proposed CY 2017 Physician Fee Schedule and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rules

Alexandria, VA –AMGA today submitted written comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) CY 2017 Physician Fee Schedule and the CY 2017 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rules.

Pediatricians told not to use nasal flu vaccine this year

Ahead of flu season, the American Academy of Pediatrics has released its recommendations for using vaccines and antiviral medications for flu prevention, and nasal spray vaccines aren’t part of its plan.

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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.