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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Pfizer to buy Anacor for $5.2B

Pfizer has agreed to buy the developer of topical skin treatments for $5.2 billion dollars, just weeks after a blockbuster deal with Allergen fell through.

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CDC: Uninsured rate hit record low in 2015

Though 28.6 million Americans remained uninsured in 2015, the number has decreased since the broadest provisions of the Affordable Care Act went into effect. In 2013, the total number of uninsured stood at 44.8 million people.

Washington insurance rates to rise 13% in 2017

Thirteen health insurers in Washington have filed to sell 154 individual health plans for 2017 with rate increases that average 13.5 percent.

FTC chair blames hospital price increases on consolidation

Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez criticized the growing number of hospital mergers in a May 13 speech, according to The Washington Post.

ACA exchange exits leave more rural areas with one insurer

At least 650 counties are set to have only one insurer to choose from in 2017, up from 225 in 2016.More than

Supreme Court kicks ‘contraceptive mandate’ cases back to lower courts

The Supreme Court won’t rule on challenges by non-profit religious hospitals, colleges, and charities that the Affordable Care Act’s so-called “contraceptive mandate” violates religious freedoms

VA Healthcare System names Morgan new director

The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced Mark E. Morgan as the new director of the Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System. Morgan will oversee delivery of health care to more than 47,000 veterans and an operating budget of $250 million, reports Tahlequah Daily Press.

Oklahoma reconsidering Medicaid expansion

Republican leaders argue Medicaid "rebalancing" isn't the same as what was initially offered under the Affordable Care Act.

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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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