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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Wearables help predict spine surgery recovery time

Researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, University of California, San Francisco and New York University are analyzing activity data from wearables to predict recovery time of spine surgery patients.

Healthgrades Announces 2015 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ Recipients

DENVER--Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals, today announced the 261 recipients of the 2015 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ (DHA-CE).

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MedPAC seeks to freeze reimbursements

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has approved recommendations to Congress to either freeze reimbursements or make them site neutral, which would save Medicare billions of dollars, according to Modern Healthcare.  

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Anthem Blue Cross Vivity: Post healthcare reform HMO

Some call a new partnership that includes Anthem Blue Cross in California and seven Los Angeles-area hospital systems "game-changing," according to The New York Times. 

FDA guidance offers clarity on wellness products

The FDA has released a draft guidance offering some clarity on how it defines a low-risk product: A general wellness product becomes a medical device when it refers to its use for a specific disease or condition, according to Medcity News. 

Blue Shield of California may drop Sutter Health clients

Blue Shield of California may end coverage with the Sutter Health network of doctors and hospitals, which would leave about 280,000 consumers in northern and central California searching for another place to receive care, reports SFGATE.

Executives anticipate 4-year payback period for population health tools

The majority of healthcare managers anticipate recouping their investments in population health management programs within three to four years, according to a survey by KPMG, a U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm.

Practice Fusion Announces Positive Results of Population Health Vaccine Initiative Conducted in Collaboration with Merck

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14, 2015 -- Practice Fusion, the #1 cloud-based electronic health record (EHR) for doctors and patients, announced the results of a recent collaboration with Merck & Co. Inc. 

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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.