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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HITPC: ONC spotlight on HIT safety, 2015 certification criteria

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s latest activities revolve around health IT safety, health information exchange (HIE) governance and the upcoming 2015 edition certification criteria. Jodi Daniel, JD, MPH, director of ONC's Office of Policy and Planning, explored these issues and more at the Health IT Policy Committee on Jan. 14.

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HITPC: Major health IT challenges hamper ACOs

Many accountable care organizations are frustrated with the inability to integrate data across platforms and systems, reported the ACO Workgroup at the Health IT Policy Committee meeting on Jan. 14.

HITPC approves eCQM recommendations

The Health IT Policy Committee formally endorsed Quality Measure Workgroup recommendations governing the development of electronic clinical quality measures at its  Jan. 14 meeting. These measures include those that are patient and population centered, longitudinal and that cross settings of care, according to chair Helen Burstin, senior vice president, performance measures, National Quality Forum.

Healthcare.gov contractor changes hands

After the debacle of the healthcare.gov rollout last fall, it’s hardly surprising that the problems would lead to changes. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will not renew its contract with CGI when it expires Feb. 28 and instead bring Accenture Federal Services on board.

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HITPC: DeSalvo explains why she said yes

In her second day on the job, new national coordinator for health IT, Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, addressed the Health IT Policy Committee about her career and why she accepted her new position.

Prioritizing the quality indicators that matter most

With resources for making quality improvements limited, there is a need to prioritize which quality indicators most effectively impact population health, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

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KLAS: Vendors struggling to deliver robust analytics products

Healthcare providers report that vendors are struggling to deliver user-friendly and robust healthcare analytics products, according to KLAS Enterprises.

Exchanges face bumps in the road

The Department of Health and Human Services reported an uptick in insurance enrollees late last month—with 2.1 million individuals signed on and another 3.9 million qualified for Medicaid. As the program takes effect, some consumers are still struggling to sign up while insurance exchanges scramble to process new enrollees and handle inevitable glitches.

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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. 

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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.