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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CMS: Small, rural practices can ‘soon’ apply for $100M in technical MACRA assistance

Seeking to ease the fears for small and rural practices of being penalized under the new Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), CMS plans to soon release its request for proposals for the $100 million in technical assistance provided for those practices.

Intermountain Healthcare announces new CEO

Intermountain Healthcare has announced A. Marc Harrison, MD, as the new president and CEO of the 22-hospital medical group.

Syphilis patients may be most affected by penicillin shortage

Pfizer’s “unanticipated manufacturing delay” involving the recommended treatment for syphilis will pose problems for the growing number of patients with the sexually transmitted infection.

Trials of former healthcare executives set the stage for new federal tactics

The trials of former healthcare executives from Allergan and Johnson & Johnson are taking place in Boston to show the federal governments new push to hold more individuals accountable for alleged corporate crimes, reports the Wall Street Journal.

Okla. lawmakers may challenge veto on bill to jail physicians for abortions

Despite being vetoed by Republican Okla. Gov. Mary Fallin, state legislation to imprison and strip medical licenses from physicians who perform abortions isn’t dead yet.

ACA hasn’t stopped sales of short-term, limited benefit insurance plans

Health insurance policies that don’t include common benefits are becoming more popular, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, even though the coverage may not meet the Affordable Care Act’s standards.

Dr. A. Marc Harrison Named Upcoming CEO of Intermountain Healthcare

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Trustees of Intermountain Healthcare has selected Dr. A. Marc Harrison, 52, as the new president and CEO of Intermountain Healthcare when Dr. Charles W. Sorenson, 64, retires on October 15, 2016.

Philips, MUSC Health announce 8-year, $36 million patient monitoring initiative

Royal Philips and Medical University of South Carolina Health (MUSC Health), the clinical enterprise of Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), have announced an 8-year, $36 million strategic partnership to transform and improve patient monitoring for more than one million patients a year, reports Business Wire.

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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.