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.

St. Francis Healthcare names new CEO for Memphis

Saint Francis Healthcare's has announced Audrey Gregory as the new CEO for the Memphis market after leading a Tenet Healthcare Corp. hospital in California.

Tech company raises $19M for cognitive computing in EHR

Looking to provide more structure for healthcare data, Apixio has announced it’s raised $19.3 million in venture capital to fund new cognitive computing platforms.

Missouri cites 'anticompetitive impact,' issues order against Aetna-Humana merger

Missouri’s Department of Insurance has issued a preliminary order against the proposed merger between Aetna and Humana, saying if the two combine, they must stop doing business in the state.

Healthcare CEOs top list of compensation for S&P 500

Healthcare CEOs topped the list of executive compensation in 2015 with a 7 percent increase from the previous year.

Insurers propose 16% increase in ACA premiums for 2017

In eight states and the District of Columbia, insurers are asking for an average increase in premiums of 16 percent for silver-level plans on the health insurance marketplace in 2017, a bigger increase than proposal's for this year.

HHS: Providers can’t use Patient Safety Act to prevent patient access to data

New guidance from HHS’s Office of Civil Rights and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality clarified that providers can’t use the Patient Safety Act to stop patients who believed they were harmed from obtaining records about their care.

New Republican healthcare bill keeps parts of ACA while repealing mandates

Rather than attempting to fully repeal the Affordable Care Act, a new proposal from two Republican members of Congress would keep certain provisions while getting rid of mandates on individuals to have insurance and for employers to provide it.

BrightWater Medical Closes Series A Financing

Mountain View, CA, May 24, 2016 — BrightWater Medical, Inc. announced today that it has successfully completed a Series A financing round for $5.2 million. The round was led by OSF Ventures, the corporate investment arm of regional health system OSF HealthCare, and included investments from angel groups and private investors. The funding has covered initial costs for product development, intellectual property, and regulatory filings for BrightWater’s innovative ConvertX™ Nephroureteral Stent System* and will accelerate its on-going, advanced development towards US and European approvals. 

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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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