Business Intelligence

Providers utilize business intelligence to monitor referral patterns and collaborate with clinicians who order their services. Such analytics tools have also been deployed in the specialty to improve productivity, track patient satisfaction and bolster quality.

Private equity unlikely to dominate cardiology despite hype
Medaxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, FACC, discusses investor's interest in buying cardiology practices, noting that PE ownership remains relatively low.
OIG warns of ‘ghost network’ trouble in maternal health managed care
Looking at the three largest Medicaid managed care plans related to maternal health, the Office of Inspector General found instances of ineligible providers being included in directories, as well as other errors such as incorrect contact information.
OhioHealth agrees to void contracts that allegedly punished payers for including competitors in-network
The U.S. Department of Justice said the settlement will save citizens of the state money and open up the market to competition.
Major private payer encouraging employees to leave willingly
The largest Medicaid-specialized managed care organization in the U.S. is offering buyout packages to most of its 60,000 or so staff workers.
‘Epic’ trademark lawsuit leaves healthcare staffing firm without a name
Epic Systems, the market leading EHR vendor, sued California-based Epic Staffing in 2024, arguing that the company’s name created confusion in the market. The lawsuit was settled out of court, with the employment firm agreeing to a full rebrand.

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Private equity-backed cardiology group acquires Arizona practice with 4 locations

Florida-based Cardiovascular Associates of America has expanded its roster to include a team of 14 cardiologists and advanced practitioners in Arizona.

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Large language models, other GenAI options stimulating tech purchasing in healthcare

Budgeting for generative AI in healthcare has skyrocketed, albeit in pockets, by as much as 300% year over year.

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Alison Bailey, MD, FACC, chief of cardiology, Centennial Heart at Parkridge Medical Center, and a physician director of cardiovascular disease for HCA Healthcare. She was the co-chair of a four-part series on the business of cardiology sessions at ACC 2024. She explains why ACC chose to concentrate on business. #ACC #ACC24 #ACC2024 #Cardiologybusiness

Why the business side of cardiology was a key focus at ACC.24

Alison Bailey, MD, co-chair of the business of cardiology sessions at ACC.24, emphasized that reimbursement cuts can have a long-term negative impact on patient.

Rebecca Farrington and Sandy Coffta explain different approaches to the main issues facing radiology during a presentation at RBMA 2024. #RBMA $RBMA24 #RBMA2024

Strategies to solve the toughest issues facing radiology practice management

Rebecca Farrington and Sandy Coffta from Healthcare Administrative Partners explain how to best tackle real-world issues radiology practices are facing.

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Business Intelligence

Private equity unlikely to dominate cardiology despite hype

OIG warns of ‘ghost network’ trouble in maternal health managed care

OhioHealth agrees to void contracts that allegedly punished payers for including competitors in-network

Major private payer encouraging employees to leave willingly

‘Epic’ trademark lawsuit leaves healthcare staffing firm without a name