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.

Experian Health launches three new revenue management systems

Revenue cycle management company Experian Health is launching three new products that will expand its portfolio of revenue systems it offers to healthcare organizations.

IT group wants interoperability standards for drug monitoring

As the House and Senate work in a conference committee on anti-opioid abuse legislation, a coalition called Health IT Now has asked lawmakers to lay out more specific standards on how different states’ prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) will be interoperable. 

House passes Zika bill opposed by White House, Senate Dems

Legislation providing $1.1 billion in funding for anti-Zika virus efforts has passed in the House, but the Obama administration and the leader of the Senate Democrats are strongly criticizing the proposal.

Nurses in three states deal with strike negotiations

While the Minnesota nurse’s strike could be negatively affecting patient care, nurses in California are set to walk out of their own jobs. 

Dems to DOJ: Block Anthem-Cigna, Aetna-Human mergers

Seven Democratic senators asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to challenge the pending Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana mergers, arguing the consolidation of these insurers would lead to higher premiums and decreased access to care.

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Colorado health system to open teen psychology center

To help teens suffering with mental illness, a Colorado medical center will open a new unit dedicated to specialized youth psychology care in July.

Medicare trustees say hospital trust fund will run dry by 2028

The annual report card from the Boards of Trustees for Medicare paints a grim financial picture for the future of the program.

HHS says 90 percent of new Medicaid enrollees satisfied with healthcare under expansion

Just a day before congressional Republicans introduced a plan to replace the ACA, HHS released a study saying Medicaid expansion under the law has been beneficial to the vast majority of its users. 

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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.

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. 

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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