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.

CMS's Griner Defends Open Payments Regulations

Dislike the Open Payments regulations (also known as the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) that are part of the Affordable Care Act? In a blog post for Health Affairs, Anita Griner, deputy director of the Data Sharing and Partnership Group at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Center for Program Integrity, explains why the regulations are a good idea and the burden they may create on physicians and manufacturers is likely overstated.

HIMSS14, Thursday: Five things to know today

So much information. At this point in the conference, the sheer amount of information shared is overwhelming. Here are a few highlights.

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HIMSS14: Rodham Clinton thanks HIT workers

ORLANDO—Hillary Rodham Clinton thanked audience members for their work in health IT during her keynote address at the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference.

HIMSS14: Predictive analytics with an eye to the future

ORLANDO—Providers can achieve big savings if they focus their lens on preventable visits. Baylor Quality Alliance, a Texas-based clinically integrated accountable care organization of the Baylor Health Care System, was highlighted in a session at the Health Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference that showed how utilizing predictive analytics successfully targeted high-risk, high-utilizing patients.

Wall Street Journal: How to Bring the Price of Health Care Into the Open

Shopping for health care based on price is still fairly rare and exceedingly difficult to do. However, the Wall Street Journal reports that the push toward price transparency is growing despite the barriers.

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Senators Introduce Bill to Remove 96-hour Certification Requirement for CAHs

Efforts to remove a pre-admission requirement designed to shorten Medicare patient stays at more expensive critical access hospitals (CAHs) got a boost as a bi-partisan companion bill was introduced to advance a legislative fix in the Senate alongside efforts in the House.

HIMSS14: Data mining yields insights on quality indicators

ORLANDO—Each day in 2013 generated an estimated 2.5 zettabytes of data, the equivalent of about 225 newspapers every day for every person on earth. “It boggles the mind how much digital footprint you have every day,” said Brett Trusko, PhD, MBA, president and executive director of the International Association of Innovation Professionals, during a session at the Health Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference.

HIMSS14, Wednesday: Five things to know today

The halls are buzzing, educational sessions are lively and feet and backs are aching. Just another day at HIMSS14!

Around the web

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.

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. 

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.