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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HHS analysis: ACA benefits rural communities

The Affordable Care Act has helped Americans living in rural areas get better access to more affordable care, HHS said. 

Brigham and Women’s nurses voting on strike while hospital plans lockout

More than 3,000 members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association will vote June 13 whether or not to continue working at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the Boston Globe reports. That strike would last one day and could start any time after June 23, based on a 10-day strike notification agreement.

Could telemedicine be a fad?

Telemedicine is taking over the healthcare space, but is still controversial and disconnected from mainstream medicine. Will this innovation become the powerful force of change for healthcare or will it fizzle out? 

Healthcare providers are finally joining the world of telemedicine

A survey conducted by KPMG have analyzed the telemedicine rates of adoption in healthcare systems and found that both payers and managed care organizations have interest in the adoption of this technology to help lower the costs of care and have started offering the service as a part of their benefits packages, reports ModernMedicine.  

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State news: 5 states testing home health program, hallway beds draw complaints in N.Y.

Here’s a roundup of healthcare news from Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Maryland, Texas and New Hampshire.

The U.S. healthcare system packs significant environmental punch

A recent study has found that if the U.S. healthcare system were its own country, it would rank 13th in the world for greenhouse gas emissions.

New app for lung cancer patients proves stellar in early trial

A smartphone called Moovcare may help lung cancer patients live longer and better by monitoring symptoms and alerting doctors to potential problems, reports U.S. News. 

Drugs prices are rising, but not as fast as you may think

An article by Forbes discusses healthcare costs, drug prices, government interventions and policy reform.

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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.