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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State news: N.Y. may change malpractice limits, Calif. considers coverage for undocumented

Here’s a roundup of healthcare news from New York, California, North Carolina, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Texas.

OIG triples healthcare fraud, abuse recoveries in the last three years

The Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress has found that the total amount of expected recoveries reported between October 1, 2015 and March 31, 2016, is $2.77 billion, including $555 million in recoveries found through audits and $2.2 billion through investigations.

How ‘decision fatigue’ may lead physicians to prescribe more antibiotics

Physicians tend to write more prescriptions for antibiotics later in the day, according to a review of prescription data by athenahealth, which may be due to a concept called “decision fatigue.”

Saratoga doctors face healthcare fraud, money laundering charges

A pair of doctors in California have been charged with committing healthcare fraud and money laundering, reports the Mercury News.

Study: Off-exchange insurers spending less on care, more on overhead

Insurers that only offer coverage on the individual market outside of the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces spent less on medical care and more on administrative costs, according to a new analysis from the Commonwealth Fund.

FDA promises new compassionate use form will save physicians time

Physicians will have to fill out a new form to request access to investigational drugs for patients with terminal illnesses, which the Food and Drug Administration said will take 45 minutes to complete.

Moda is third insurer to sue over ACA risk-corridor payments

Portland, Ore.-based Moda Health has filed a lawsuit against the federal government for $180 million it says its owed in risk-corridor payments included in the Affordable Care Act, according to the Portland Business Journal. 

Editorial: Healthcare profits redistributed profits away from employees

In an editorial in Forbes, Dave Chase argues how the healthcare industry has redistributed profits away from employees:

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Cardiovascular Business
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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