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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Weekly roundup: Smorgasbord of developments

This week offered a wide range of advances and developments for a smorgasbord with something for everyone.

Fridsma hosts a hangout

Doug Fridsma, chief scientist, hosted the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT’s first Google+ Hangout on Feb. 11. He discussed the office’s main activities and plans for continuing to transform healthcare with IT.

HHS, Illinois partner on insurance marketplace

Illinois has been conditionally approved to operate a state partnership marketplace (exchange), which will be ready for open enrollment in October.

Bipartisan Policy Center issues report on IT safety plan

The Bipartisan Policy Center has issued recommendations for the Department of Health and Human Services' proposed health IT safety plan.

CHIME selects Branzell as new president, CEO

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives' (CHIME) board of trustees has selected Russell P. Branzell to serve as its president and CEO.

ACOs get a formal society

The National Association of Accountable Care Organizations (NAACOS), representing more than 60 ACOs from more than 15 states, is a 501(c)6 nonprofit that will nationally seek to allow ACOs to work together to increase quality of care, lower costs and improve the health of their communities.

KLAS ranks vendors' ICD-10 readiness

A new report from healthcare market research firm KLAS finds that EMR vendors Cerner, Epic and Siemens Healthcare rank highest in their ICD-10 preparedness while Allscripts and MediTech rank the lowest.

U.S. gov't collected $4.2 billion in healthcare-related fraud charges in 2012

For every dollar spent on healthcare-related fraud and abuse investigations in the last three years, the government recovered $7.90, according to a new report released by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. This is the highest three-year average return on investment in the 16-year history of the Health Care Fraud and Abuse (HCFAC) Program.

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Radiology Business
The biggest obstacles facing radiology business managers in 2025

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

Radiology Business
Policies and regulations shaping radiology in 2025

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

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.