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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Envision Healthcare, AmSurg reach merger agreement to form new $10 billion company

Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc. and AmSurg Corp. reached an agreement to merge, creating a new company worth more than $10 billion.

Judge rules Advocate-NorthShore merger can proceed

A federal judge said June 14 Chicago-area Advocate Health Care and NorthShore University HealthSystem can merge, despite a formal complaint from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) late last year and opposition from Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan.

athenahealth appoints Tom Szkutak to board of directors

athenahealth Inc. has announced the appointment of Tom Szkutak, former Amazon.com CFO, to its board of directors. 

Cancer Treatment Centers of America names Rajesh K. Garg president and CEO

Cancer Treatment Centers of America Global Inc. (CTCA) announced Raj Garg has been appointed as the organization's new president and CEO, while also serving as a member of the company’s national board of directors.

Sunspire Health appoints Keith Arnold as Chief Marketing and Outreach Officer

Sunspire Health, a provider of treatment of addictive disorders, has announced that Keith Arnold has been appointed as chief marketing and outreach officer.

Andrew W. Gurman inaugurated as 171th President of AMA

Andrew W. Gurman, MD, an orthopedic hand surgeon from Hollidaysburg, Penn., has been sworn in as the 171th president of the American Medical Association (AMA). 

AMA calls on Congress to lift ban on gun violence research

The American Medical Association’s delegates have passed a resolution labeling gun violence as “a public health crisis,” promising to lobby Congress to end a 20-year-old ban on federally funded gun violence research.

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IBM, ADA partner to build digital tools to fight diabetes

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) and IBM’s Watson Health announced a partnership to develop digital tools for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diabetes.

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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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