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.

AHIMA debuts new health informatics journal

The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the AHIMA Foundation have launched a new online scholarly peer-reviewed journal that focuses on teaching and workforce issues related to health informatics and information management.

Target enters healthcare innovation fray

Another large retail chain is furthering its healthcare efforts. Target has unveiled the Simplicity Challenge, a nationwide search for innovative ideas to simplify healthcare.

Nearly half of U.S. hospitals use clinical and business intel solutions

Approximately 46 percent of U.S. hospitals use clinical and business intelligence solutions, according to HIMSS Analytics’ recent industry report, 2013 U.S. Clinical & Business Intelligence Study.

Attend the first AMDIS Fall Symposium in Boston

For more information and to register, please visit the conference website.

Pilot launching for automated data transfer, translation

A new partnership will use the Automated Data Intake Program to extract data from UHC members' IT systems, seamlessly transfer the data to UHC and translate data from disparate systems for comparison.

HITPC: Committee approves FDASIA workgroup draft recommendations

The Heath IT Policy Committee approved a slew of recommendations presented by the FDA Safety and Innovation Act Workgroup at its meeting on Sept. 4.

AHIMA: Focus on managing data

The use of healthcare data is improving healthcare and reconfiguring health information management departments, according to an article in the September issue of Journal of AHIMA.

CMS issues top 10 HIX facts

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a list of 10 facts healthcare providers "need to know" about the online health insurance exchanges coming next month.

Around the web

Stryker, a global medtech company based out of Michigan, has kicked off 2025 with a bit of excitement. The company says Inari’s peripheral vascular portfolio is highly complementary to its own neurovascular portfolio.

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.

Mark Isenberg, executive vice president of Zotec Partners, discusses key developments that will reshape the specialty this year.