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.

HHS finalizes anti-discrimination rule

HHS clarifies that protections against gender discrimination included in the Affordable Care Act apply to gender identity.

Utah-based Avalon Healthcare Group to acquire 10 skilled nursing centers from Springfield-based Pinnacle Healthcare

Avalon Healthcare Group announced plans to acquire 10 skilled nursing facilities in Oregon, including three in Eugene, reports The Register-Guard.

FDA changes warning label on fluoroquinolones

Safety review of the drugs associated their use with “disabling and potentially permanent serious side effects” involving tendons, muscles, joints, nerves and the central nervous system.

What we know about Republicans’ ACA replacement

New proposal would include changes to Medicare and Medicaid, but won't be released as actual legislation ahead of the Republican National Convention.

Patients use ProPublica database to find painkiller prescriptions

The investigative news outlet announced its database to track the prescribing habits of doctors has been used by some to find addictive painkillers.

Women eying innovation in healthcare

Just one in seven mental health patients are getting effective care, according to Lyra Health’s Dena Bravata. Could a Match.com-style doctor matching service change that statistic?

4 changes AHA wants from CMS in implementing new payment system

The American Hospital Association recommended several changes from the proposed requirements in written testimony submitted to the House Ways and Means Committee.

Judge rules Obama admin improperly funding ACA subsidy

A federal judge has ruled HHS and the U.S. Treasury Department don’t have the power to spend funds for reducing deductibles, co-pays and other “cost-sharing” means by insurers without congressional approval.

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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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