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.

Report: Insurers’ losses on ACA exchanges don’t amount to ‘death spiral’

The majority of insurance companies offering individual health coverage on the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges lost money on those plans in 2015, according to a new McKinsey & Co. report.

'Big Data' in the healthcare estimated to top $34B by 2022

The "Global Big Data in Healthcare - Estimates & Forecast, 2015-2022" from Research and Markets estimates the healthcare sector is estimated to grow by $34B by 2022.

GE Healthcare CEO aims to grow from within

John Flannery built a reputation as a prolific rainmaker in his previous role as head of business development at General Electric Co., logging more than $26 billion in deals, yet acquisitions are far from his mind as chief executive of the U.S. conglomerate’s healthcare unit.

St. David’s HealthCare to invest $275M in Texas

St. David’s HealthCare announced plans to invest $275 million into the Central Texas healthcare infrastructure during the next two years, reports Community Impact.

Wellmark raising exchange premiums up to 43 percent in Iowa

The insurer covers more than 30,000 Iowans through the exchange, representing about about 75 percent of all individual policies in Iowa's market. 

Work-life balance? 13 of the best healthcare companies in the U.S.

Business Insider takes a look at 13 healthcare companies that pay well and emphasize employee happiness.

Ex-HHS official: HIPAA must keep up with mobile health

The federal regulatory environment has not kept pace with the progress of mobile health, which is driven by consumers who expect to have all sorts of information, including health data, on their phones, said Jeffrey Dunifon, an associate attorney at Baker & Mckenzie who previously was an investigator at the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights.

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Study: Healthcare costs drop quickly after smokers quit

A study conducted by the University of California, San Francisco, estimates that a 10 percent decline in smoking in the U.S. would be followed by a $63 billion reduction in total healthcare costs for the following year.

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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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