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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Medicaid dollars can be used on Zika prevention like mosquito repellent

States can use Medicaid funding for items like condoms and mosquito repellent to prevent the spread of the Zika virus, according to a new letter from CMS.

12 executives moves from May

April showers have brought May executives. See our list of top executive moves below:

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U.S. death rate rises for the first time in 10 years

Even when taking into account the aging population, the death rate in the U.S. for 2015 increased for the first time in 22 years, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

AMIA asks for new approach on ONC interoperability standards

Measuring interoperability as required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) calls for a “patient-centric” and flexible strategy, wrote the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA).

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UnitedHealthcare leaving California ACA exchange

California insurance officials have confirmed UnitedHealthcare won’t be offering health coverage of the state’s Covered California marketplace in 2017

FDA approves first monthly self-administered MS injection despite side effects

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Zinbryta (daclizumab), a once-monthly injection for treating relapsing multiple sclerosis that patients can administer themselves.

CMS changes course on allowing ACOs into CPC+

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) will be allowed to participate in the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) pilot program.

Editorial: Mergers mean less competition, more costs

An editorial in the Los Angeles Times discusses how "lower prices, better quality” might be something we hear from healthcare providers. 

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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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