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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CMS offering tools, support, results

A report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services indicates that more providers are taking part in the Physician Quality Reporting System and electronic prescribing is rising.

Industry leaders react to Sebelius resignation, look to future

After five years at the helm of the Department of Health & Human Services, Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced her resignation on April 10.

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Mergers and acquisitions continue at fast pace, especially for not-for-profits

A new report by independent consulting firm Kaufman Hall finds that U.S. hospital merger and acquisition activity increased 3 percent in 2013, with deals announced for 98 hospital and health system combinations.

CMS releases user guide on MU batch reporting

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a user guide illuminating how providers participating in the EHR incentive program can submit their attestation with other members of their medical group or hospital system.

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Senate Finance chair renews call for permanent SGR Fix

Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) used his opening remarks in a hearing on health and human services spending in the president’s Fiscal Year 2015 budget to continue to urge a permanent repeal for the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to calculate Medicare physician payments.

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Solo practitioner wins CDC’s hypertension control prize

Jen Brull, M.D., a Family Medicine physician in Plainville, Kan., was the only solo practitioner named a Hypertension Control Challenge Champion by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Million Hearts initiative.

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Community factors key to readmission rates, study finds

A new study appearing in Health Services Research lends support to the argument of hospital operators that patients’ odds of being readmitted within 30 days of an inpatient stay may have more to do with the type of community the patient is released into than the quality of the care provided by the hospital.

HHS releases Medicare physician payment data

In a historic move, Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has released data on services and procedures provided to Medicare beneficiaries by physicians and other healthcare professionals for the year of 2012.

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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.