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.

Overview of the King v. Burwell Supreme Court case

With the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in the King v. Burwell case on March 4, the Washington Post reports the case is the biggest challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in three years.

Federal government sends erroneous tax information to 800,000 people buying insurance

The federal government made mistakes in sending tax information to 800,000 people who received subsidies to help pay for their health insurance, the Associated Press reports.

Former employee sues hospital operator for unnecessary procedures and illegal billing

A former claims director filed a lawsuit against HCA Holdings alleging the company performed unnecessary cardiology procedures and submitted false claims, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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CMS updates hospital outpatient rates and ambulatory surgical center payments

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services made changes to outpatient rates and ambulatory surgical center payments for 2015, Healthcare Finance reports.

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Mixed results for accountable care organizations

Of the 32 original Medicare accountable care organizations, 13 dropped out of the program after struggling to reduce costs, Modern Healthcare reports.

Hospitals improve productivity but face Medicare cuts

A new study found hospital productivity increased significantly from 2002 to 2011, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Oracle Validated Integration Partners Offer Healthcare Organizations Fast Time to Value

Redwood Shores, Calif. – February 25, 2015 - Healthcare organizations are increasingly focused on streamlining data to meet a multitude of challenges, from regulatory compliance and reimbursement management to delivering quality care to their patients across the care continuum.

Rehabilitation hospitals seek to avoid payment cuts

A trade group representing rehabilitation hospitals is hoping to avoid upcoming payment cuts, The Hill reports.

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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.

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. 

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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