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.

Biden pushes for hospitals, providers, scientists to provide access to open data

Vice President Joe Biden spoke at Health Datapalooza in Washington, D.C. this week, emphasizing that his “moonshot” of curing cancer is “a matter of life and death.” 

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Improving procedures: Lessons from Texas hospital hit by Ebola outbreak

On Sept. 28, 2014, a middle-aged man presented at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas, with a fever, abdominal pain and diarrhea and informed his caregivers that he had just returned from a trip to Liberia, a country embroiled in the largest outbreak of Ebola virus in human history. What happened next should serve as a blueprint for healthcare facilities who may be forced to deal with a similar situation.

Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute introduces new Director of Breast Surgery

The Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute has announced their new director of the Breast Surgery Program as Dr. Edward Sauter, reports Fox61.

House passed three bills in the fight against opioids

The House has passed three bills aimed at reducing opioid addiction in an overwhelming 410-1 vote, reports The Hill.

U of C’s $269M hospital expansion, trauma center approved despite criticism of cost

The plan had been criticized in an April by the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board, which said the projected cost was about $18 million too high.

CMS seeks insurers to share ACA successes for June forum

Insurers finding success on the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges are being asked to share what they’ve learned at a June CMS forum.

Will erasing state lines improve healthcare insurance?

The first in a series of videos from the Kaiser Health Network looks at the proposal to allow sales of policies across state lines.

Cybersecurity experts conduct hacker test on medical devices

Cybersecurity experts tested the vulnerability of software and medical devices at a group of hospitals, and they found hacking into the healthcare system is a lot easier than expected, reports WUSA9.    

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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.