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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Report: Consumers in dark on physician quality data

Independent and objective data on physician performance are only available for 15 percent of doctors in the U.S., according to a recent report from the non-profit Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute.

Nuance Receives High KLAS Rankings for Quality and Clinical Documentation Improvement Offerings

BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that it has been rated #1 for regulatory reporting in the industry report, “Quality Management 2014: The Race Gets Closer,i” issued by KLAS Enterprises.BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that it has been rated #1 for regulatory reporting in the industry report, “Quality Management 2014: The Race Gets Closer,i” issued by KLAS Enterprises.

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Calif. bill would create healthcare cost, quality database

Legislation introduced in California would require the establishment of a statewide healthcare cost and quality database, reports California Healthline.

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Wash. state employers push for higher quality standards

Boeing, Starbucks and Costco, among other major employers, are aggressively pushing local hospitals and physicians to meet rigorous standards in how they deliver healthcare, reports Los Angeles Times.

Microsoft, Health Catalyst to collaborate on health analytics solutions

Health Catalyst, a Utah-based data warehousing and analytics company, is partnering with Microsoft to deploy data warehouse and analytics solutions for the healthcare sector.

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Legislators plan to uphold 2015 ICD-10 implementation

While some healthcare organizations are pushing for a two-year delay to the Oct. 1, 2015, ICD-10 implementation date, two House committee leaders issued a joint statement expressing their support for maintaining the deadline for the transition.

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As hospital quality increases, racial inequality in care decreases

A major study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that as quality improved on 17 measures in hospital care, so did racial and ethnic equality, according to Medscape.

N.Y. governor: Insurers must pay for gender reassignment surgery

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo authored a letter mandating that insurance companies cover sex assignment surgery to patients, reports UPI.

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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.

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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.