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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Sempre Health is gamifying healthcare to reduce costs

Working for an incentive makes anything more fun, even healthcare. Sempre Health, a company launched from Alchemist Accelerator, is looking to lower the cost for prescription medication by rewarding healthy lifestyles, reports TechCrunch.

Children's healthcare spending grows even amid reduced use

In a report from the Health Care Cost Institute, spending increased related pediatric care in 2014 even though the use of services declined.

State news roundup: Ill. considers managed care audit, Okla. may strip licenses over abortions

Here are some highlights of healthcare news in Illinois, Oklahoma, Oregon, New Hampshire, Kansas and Mississippi.

Zika funding unsettled after House, Senate pass different bills

The Senate approved $1.1 billion in funding to federal agencies for anti-Zika virus efforts a day after the House passed its own $622 million bill, setting up negotiations between the two chambers.

United Healthcare not required to give time limits notice

A judge has granted United Healthcare’s motion to partially dismiss a participant's claim to recover benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

Mental health tops in overall spending at $201B

A new report from Health Affairs estimated mental health accounted for $201 billion in 2013.

Maximizing the public good of healthcare data

Healthcare systems are being attacked by hackers, and data remains fragmented among insurers, providers, health record companies, government agencies and researchers.

Johns Hopkins to stop surgical training with live animals

John Hopkins University School of Medicine announced it will no longer use live pigs to train surgical students, leaving the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as the only medical school in the U.S. or Canada to allow the practice.

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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.