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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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ONC names KBCore winner of Patient Safety Reporting System challenge

KBCore, which developed and submitted for consideration a suite of unified web and mobile apps to collect and analyze event reports, was announced the winner of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s Patient Safety Reporting System Challenge.

McKesson pairs with HCI3 on bundled payments software

McKesson and the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute (HCI3) have entered an agreement to combine the McKesson Episode Management software with HCI3’s Prometheus Payment model.

Congressional hearing on MU highlights usability, costs, standards (Part 2 of 2)

Witnesses attending the Congressional Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation’s hearing on Meaningful Use on Nov. 14 overwhelmingly testified in favor of the program and called for ongoing support from the government. This article is the second installment in a two-part series about this week's hearing on Capitol Hill.

Professional societies should address conflicts of interest with social media

Existing professional medical guidelines mistakenly fail to address the disclosure of conflicts of interest on social media, according to commentary published online Nov. 6 by the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

AHRQ: Evidence is lacking for measuring quality in disabled

Little evidence is available to adequately assess measures for evaluating quality improvement outcomes among disabled people, according to a new report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Text mining reveals Alzheimer's biomarkers

Searching for Alzheimer's disease biomarkers can be improved through the use of text mining, according to U.K. researchers. In a study published in the Journal of Translational Medicine, the authors were able to identify 25 biomarker candidates via the data mining of publicly available databases, and say the practice could be applied to other disorders.

Will ACOs succeed? There's cause for concern

The performance of accountable care organizations in terms of costs and of care delivered should be monitored closely by policymakers to help them avoid the failures of earlier integrated delivery networks, according to an opinion piece published in the November issue of Health Affairs.

NQF adds quality measures to behavioral health portfolio

The National Quality Forum (NQF) has endorsed six new behavioral health quality measures and reaffirmed its support for four existing measures related to substance abuse, adherence to antipsychotic medication and post-discharge care coordination for patients hospitalized for mental illness.

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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.