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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HIMSS reports on 2016’s ‘growth technologies’

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Analytics has published a report on some of the technologies shaping hospitals’ purchase plans in 2016.

McKesson to Open Call Center in Port St. Lucie

New patient services facility will support rapidly growing business line.

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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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.