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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AHRQ updates Horizon Scan on latest health IT innovations

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has published the tenth edition of its Healthcare Horizon Scanning System, an update that includes 35 new technologies and identifies 487 innovations that are being tracked for their potential impact on clinical care, healthcare systems, patient outcomes and costs.

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California Ballot Initiatives Seek to Limit Hospital Executive Salaries and Prices

Two ballot initiatives in California tap into public frustration about the high cost of medical care and confusion about the difference between hospital charge master prices and the actual price for care.

ONC dashboard enhanced with literature review, tool on health IT impacts

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT announced new features on its Health IT Dashboard including a comprehensive literature review on the impacts of health IT on outcomes and a related interactive site.

Study Finds Current Structural Changes May Save Medicare $900 Billion

Do nothing and save billions? It seems to good to be true, but a new report by health care economics consulting firm Dobson|DaVanzo finds that simply by staying the course on current structural changes driving down spending, the Medicare program could save an additional $900 billion over the next 10 years.

Obama Budget Reveals Concern About Physician Shortage

The mismatch between the number of patients and the number of physicians available to treat them is not just a concern of hospital and medical group leaders. The administration revealed its concern about the physician shortage in its 2015 budget.

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Replacing Terrible MACs is Too Hard, OIG Official Testifies

For any provider who has been frustrated by consistent problems with their local Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), Robert A. Vito, regional inspector general for evaluation and inspections for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) shed some light on how underperforming MACs are able to keep their government contracts.

Florida Hospital Settles for $85 Million in Closely Watched Stark Law Case

The popularity of “profit sharing” arrangements that reward physician groups for keeping costs down and quality up added to interest in the a Florida Stark law case that was partially settled this week.

FDA seeking contractor to monitor social media

The FDA is seeking out a contractor to provide both historical and real-time monitoring and analyses of a sample of social media websites, according to a notice issued on the Federal Business Opportunities website.

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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.