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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Hospitals working hard to reduce harm

A recent article from the New York Times examined a variety of ways hospitals are currently working to reduce harm.

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VA hospitals have lower mortality than non-VA hospitals in 3 hard-case categories

VA hospitals have been objectively measured against non-VA counterparts on some key performance indicators, and the former have defied their troubled reputation: They emerge from the statistical comparison looking, on average, quite competitively competent.

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Longer hours show no significant impact on resident satisfaction or patient care

Surgical residents who are allowed to work longer hours than currently allowed so that they can stay with or stabilize patients do not show any signs of putting their patients at risk, according to a recent study published by the New England Journal of Medicine. 

Premier is first company allowed access to CMS data

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted Premier access to its Virtual Research Data Center (VRDC) to develop innovations that drive healthcare transformation.

Initiative in Israel reduces use of diagnostic testing and saves hospital money

An initiative in Israel that included systematic feedback and monitoring helped reduce the use of common laboratory and other diagnostic tests.

Missouri Hospital Association's consumer website adds pricing data

The Missouri Hospital Association’s consumer-focused website, Focus on Hospitals, now offers pricing data for participating Missouri hospitals.

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NQF’s Measure Applications Partnership offers recommendations

The National Quality Forum’s Measure Applications Partnership (MAP) has submitted recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services for approximately 140 performance measures under consideration for use in 16 federal healthcare programs.

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Abbott agrees to acquire Alere for $5.8 billion

Abbott has agreed to acquire point-of-care diagnostics company Alere for approximately $5.8 billion, the companies announced this week. 

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Cardiovascular Business
Cardiologist compensation still rising, especially in invasive and interventional cardiology

Updated compensation data includes good news for multiple subspecialties. The new report also examines private equity's impact on employment models and how much male cardiologists earn compared to females.

Cardiovascular Business
FDA’s tirzepatide decision creates uncertainty for patients—and leads to a lawsuit

When drugs are on the FDA’s shortage list, outsourcing facilities can produce their own compounded versions. When the FDA removed tirzepatide from that list with no warning, it created a considerable amount of chaos both behind the scenes and in pharmacies all over the country. 

Cardiovascular Business
Cardiology groups cheer new bill that would improve access to Medicare claims data

If passed, this bill would help clinician-led clinical registries explore Medicare data for research purposes. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American College of Cardiology both shared public support for the bipartisan legislation. 

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