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.

GAO: CMS prepared for ICD-10

The General Accounting Office has deemed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ready to make the switch to ICD-10, reports Clinical Innovation + Technology.

Truven Health Analytics and MEDITECH Expand Collaboration to Include Integrated Consumer Health Education Solution

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--Truven Health Analytics™ today announced an expansion of its long term strategic collaboration with MEDITECH, provider of Health Information® Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, to include additional products from its Micromedex® Patient Connect Suite. 

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Groups: Softening ACO rules will not draw more participants

Easing rules around accountable care organizations will not draw in more takers, reports Modern Healthcare. 

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FDA commissioner to depart

After six years on the job, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, MD, is stepping down, reports Clinical Innovation + Technology.

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Uptick in hiring at physician offices

January witnessed a significant increase in hiring at physician offices, reports Modern Healthcare.

Pfizer to acquire Hospira for $16B

In a deal that will transform the pharmaceutical industry, Pfizer announced that it will buy rival Hospira for $16 billion, reports Wall Street Journal.

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Under Armour buys MyFitnessPal, Endomondo for $560 million

Sports apparel maker Under Armour is continuing its push into the quantification of fitness and health with the acquisition of fitness apps MyFitnessPal for $475 million and Endomondo for $85 million.

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House GOP votes to repeal ACA

The GOP-controlled House passed legislation repealing the Affordable Care Act, with zero Democrats voting in favor of the bill, reports The New York Times.

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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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