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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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CDC awards $26M for research on hospital ‘superbugs’

Several academic hospitals have been awarded $26 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to research new ways to prevent hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), particularly those resistant to antibiotics

Patients unhappy with UnitedHealth’s limits on insulin pumps

A new deal between UnitedHealthcare and device maker Medtronic means fewer options for UnitedHealth customers who need insulin pumps to treat Type 1 diabetes.

Dialysis services could get extra $50 million from CMS in 2017

Dialysis services would receive $50 million in additional Medicare reimbursements under a 0.5 percent increase included in suggested rate changes by CMS.

3-D printed cartilage may present new path toward joint rejuvenation

A research team at Penn State has developed a 3-D bioprinting process that uses strands of cow cartilage to create cartilage patches for worn out joints. 

Living organ donation can be ethical minefield

If someone is dying but could donate vital organs before life support was removed, can a spouse make someone a living donor without that person's direct consent?

State news: Calif. split on Aetna-Humana merger, N.Y. enacts opioid prescription limits

Here’s a roundup of the latest healthcare news from California, New York, Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana.

Adeptus Health names new chief medical officer

Lewisville, Texas-based Adeptus Health, a healthcare provider that specializes in free-standing emergency rooms, named a new chief medical officer as it continues to expand its national footprint.

CDC failed to disclose lab mishaps to Congress

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told Congress it left out 34 incident reports involving lab mistakes from information it provided to a congressional investigation in 2014, according to USA Today.

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Cardiovascular Business
FDA says years-long tirzepatide shortage is resolved, will give limited leeway to compounders

The tirzepatide shortage that first began in 2022 has been resolved. Drug companies distributing compounded versions of the popular drug now have two to three more months to distribute their remaining supply.

AI in Healthcare
From Capitol Hill to a hospital near you? 5 federal recommendations for healthcare AI policy

The 24 members of the House Task Force on AI—12 reps from each party—have posted a 253-page report detailing their bipartisan vision for encouraging innovation while minimizing risks. 

Cardiovascular Business
Merck spends up to $2B to license new weight loss drug with potential heart benefits

Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met.