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.

Hackers crack into DeKalb Healthcare's computer system

DeKalb Health in Indiana is the latest victim in the fight against hackers as the healthcare system reported that its administrative computer systems have become infected with ransomware. 

Pfizer to buy Anacor for $5.2B

Pfizer has agreed to buy the developer of topical skin treatments for $5.2 billion dollars, just weeks after a blockbuster deal with Allergen fell through.

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CDC: Uninsured rate hit record low in 2015

Though 28.6 million Americans remained uninsured in 2015, the number has decreased since the broadest provisions of the Affordable Care Act went into effect. In 2013, the total number of uninsured stood at 44.8 million people.

Washington insurance rates to rise 13% in 2017

Thirteen health insurers in Washington have filed to sell 154 individual health plans for 2017 with rate increases that average 13.5 percent.

FTC chair blames hospital price increases on consolidation

Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez criticized the growing number of hospital mergers in a May 13 speech, according to The Washington Post.

ACA exchange exits leave more rural areas with one insurer

At least 650 counties are set to have only one insurer to choose from in 2017, up from 225 in 2016.More than

Supreme Court kicks ‘contraceptive mandate’ cases back to lower courts

The Supreme Court won’t rule on challenges by non-profit religious hospitals, colleges, and charities that the Affordable Care Act’s so-called “contraceptive mandate” violates religious freedoms

VA Healthcare System names Morgan new director

The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced Mark E. Morgan as the new director of the Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System. Morgan will oversee delivery of health care to more than 47,000 veterans and an operating budget of $250 million, reports Tahlequah Daily Press.

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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.

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. 

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.