Healthcare Associations

This page includes news coverage of primary healthcare business and policy setting associations. Find news specific to each organization by following these links: American Hospital Association (AHA), American Medical Association (AMA), College of American Pathologists (CAP), Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). Find focused news coverage for Cardiology societies or Radiology associations.

Drug shortages jeopardize patient access to quality hospital care
American Hospital Association Director of Health Policy and Analytics Bharath Krishnamurthy explains how drug shortages and supply chain issues are negatively impacting U.S. healthcare.
Challenges to the financial stability of the American healthcare system
Bharath Krishnamurthy, director of health policy and analytics, American Hospital Association, explains factors leading to the economic instability of the U.S. healthcare system.
Texas legislature held ground in face of scope of practice expansion bills
The AMA applauded the Texas Medical Association for defeating dozens of scope of practice creep bills in the Texas legislature this year.
AMA survey: Prior authorization causes many patients to abandon care, raises healthcare costs
Prior authorization is frustrating to clinicians, but a new survey from the American Medical Association shows it also frustrates patients to the point of abandoning care. The survey showed many more insights regarding PA impact on care.
PHOTO GALLERY: AMA display of medical quackery and ineffective, dangerous alternative medicine
The American Medical Association has a collection of artifacts on health fraud quackery at its Chicago headquarters office.

HFMA survey: Strategy now beats competitive advantage as reason to merge

The pressure to control costs and manage risk-based payment systems is changing the reasons why healthcare providers merge finds a new survey of Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) members.

June 24, 2014

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Cardiovascular Business

Cardiologist compensation still rising, especially in invasive and interventional cardiology

Updated compensation data includes good news for multiple subspecialties. The new report also examines private equity's impact on employment models and how much male cardiologists earn compared to females.

Cardiovascular Business

FDA’s tirzepatide decision creates uncertainty for patients—and leads to a lawsuit

When drugs are on the FDA’s shortage list, outsourcing facilities can produce their own compounded versions. When the FDA removed tirzepatide from that list with no warning, it created a considerable amount of chaos both behind the scenes and in pharmacies all over the country.

Cardiovascular Business

Cardiology groups cheer new bill that would improve access to Medicare claims data

If passed, this bill would help clinician-led clinical registries explore Medicare data for research purposes. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American College of Cardiology both shared public support for the bipartisan legislation.

Healthcare Associations

Drug shortages jeopardize patient access to quality hospital care

Challenges to the financial stability of the American healthcare system

Texas legislature held ground in face of scope of practice expansion bills

AMA survey: Prior authorization causes many patients to abandon care, raises healthcare costs

PHOTO GALLERY: AMA display of medical quackery and ineffective, dangerous alternative medicine

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