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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LA Times Editorial Board weighs in on ACA

There is no easy way to put a lid on healthcare costs, according to a piece by the Los Angeles Times editorial board.

CDC issues new Ebola guidelines

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidelines pertaining to health workers entering the U.S. from Ebola-affected countries, according to Time.

The data are in: Corporate wellness programs work

Corporate wellness programs can return as high as $3 for every $1 invested, as they are linked to reduced healthcare costs, increased productivity, decreased absenteeism and higher job satisfaction, according to a Huffington Post blog.

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Health economist shares his struggles with selecting a health plan

Think figuring out a health plan is hard? In a New York Times editorial, health economist Austin Frakt admitted: “I cannot rationally select a health plan.”

Price transparency tools can lower costs

A small study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that price transparency tools can put a significant dent in medical costs, reports The Washington Post. 

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Will HealthCare.com, a private endeavor, mislead consumers?

 If consumers type HealthCare.com instead of HealthCare.gov into their browsers, they will end up not at a government site but the web address of an enterprising company, reports The Washington Post. 

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N.J., N.Y. implement new Ebola restrictions

New Jersey and New York have announced new restrictions that require physicians and other healthcare workers returning from treating Ebola in Africa to take a mandatory 21-day quarantine, reports NBC News. 

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ONC’s DeSalvo steps down

Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MsC has abruptly stepped down from her position as national coordinator for health IT to take on a new role within the Department of Health and Human Services focusing on the Ebola crisis, reports Clinical Innovation + Technology.

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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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