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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FORMER GM EXECUTIVE ELECTED TO AMA BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Kevin W. Williams, a former senior executive at General Motors (GM) from Nashville, Tenn., was elected today to the American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Trustees at the organization’s Interim Meeting.

Ingalls Health System to join University of Chicago Medicine health system

The University of Chicago Medicine and Ingalls Health System agreed to pursue a combined integrated health delivery system. Once the deal is final, Ingalls Health System will join the University of Chicago Medicine health network. 

Healthcare deals are on the rise

Nearly one-quarter of the $2 trillion in mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. this year have involved healthcare companies, the Associated Press reports. The total value of healthcare deals have more than tripled in the past five years.

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External data can help make internal predictions

BOSTON—Analysis of outside information helped a hospital determine what was causing changes in its patient census. 

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Partners' interventions address population health

BOSTON--“Payer contracts are not aligned with evidence-based recommendations, said Adrian Zai, MD, PhD, MPH, clinical director of population informatics at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), speaking at the Big Data & Healthcare Analytics Forum.

Health system announces new plan to refund patients if expectations aren't met

The Pennsylvania-based Geisinger Health System has unveiled its ProvenExperience program, which offers refunds to patients who don’t have their expectations met while receiving care. 

Healthcare leaders spanning the globe urge U.S. presidential hopefuls to back openness on clinical trials

Close to 60 physicians, medical researchers and public-health experts from around the world are imploring American presidential candidates to state whether they support access to all clinical trial data held by U.S. federal agencies—regardless of the trials’ topics, findings, sponsors or geographical settings. 

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VA pays more than $142 million in bonuses in 2014

The Department of Veterans Affairs paid more than $142 million in performance-based bonuses to employees in 2014, USA Today reports. The newspaper's analysis found 156,000 executives, managers and employees received bonuses.

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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.