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.

GLP-1 weight loss drugs will now be covered by Medicare and Medicaid—and available at a discount through TrumpRx
Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have agreed to sell their popular Wegovy and Zepbound injectables through TrumpRx.gov for a discounted rate, as the White House promises that Medicaid and Medicare plans will begin covering the costs.
Ohio AG investigating business practices of nonprofit safety net hospital
Authorities said in a court filing that they received a complaint about Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services’ business practices. The health system owes more than $12 million to creditors, and investigators are asking to see its financial records.
California chooses Innovaccer's AI to improve Medicaid outcomes for vulnerable populations
The company will analyze claims data from over 2 million people enrolled in Medi-Cal. The data will be used for compliance reporting and to improve patient care coordination.
Society of Interventional Radiology urges UHC to update policy on radioembolization treatment
SIR contends that payments toward transarterial radioembolization (TARE)/selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) should extend beyond the current coverage limitations in patients with liver cancer and metastases.
Monitoring, reimbursement and transparency—ACR offers White House recs for AI regulation
ACR’s input is included as part of America’s AI Action Plan, which was created to help implement emerging AI technologies into everyday workflows.

CMS Place-of-service Instructions Continue to Confound Providers

On October 11, 2012, CMS published yet another version of its guidance on place-of-service codes for the professional and technical components of diagnostic tests. The guidance was first issued as transmittal 2561 on September 28, but that was rescinded and replaced (due to preimplementation contact-information changes) by transmittal 2563.1 It

Imaging’s Merger/Acquisition Outlook: Buy, Sell, Hold, or Joint Venture?

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At the 2012 Fall Educational Conference of the RBMA in Chandler, Arizona, on October 9, a panel of industry experts assembled by ImagingBiz presented “Is It Time to Buy, Hold, Sell, or JV?” to discuss the current mergers-and-acquisitions outlook for imaging. The speakers were Curtis Kauffman-Pickelle, CEO of ImagingBiz; Todd Sorensen, AVA, a

What I Learned at Pearl Harbor

As a most tumultuous year comes to a close, let’s reflect a bit on what makes the people of the United States unique, what drives us toward achievement and success, and why the health-care institutions in this amazing country will continue to thrive—despite significant headwinds and uncertainty. Our cultural DNA is structured in a way that makes it

CPR Issues Bold Statement to Health Plans and Providers to Make Prices Transparent

Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR) calls on health plans and providers to make health care price information transparent to employees and consumers.

Breast Disease Society Supports Informed Patient Decision Making on Breast Cancer Screening

American Society of Breast Disease has issued a statement to help women and physicians make better informed decisions on breast cancer screening.

RamSoft Partners with M*Modal To Improve Workflow Through Speech Understanding

RamSoft has partnered with M*Modal to improve radiologist workflow by implementing M*Modals' cloud-based speech recognition into Ramsoft's PowerServer RIS/PACS.

Stage 3 Meaningful Use Regs Add Pressure to Get Imaging Studies Into EHRs

Stage 3 of Meaningful Use may make the goal of having 10 percent of imaging studies accessible through EHRs mandatory.

Obama Win Could Impact Radiology in Lame Duck Session

Obama and Romney call for the parties to now come together and get work done, as radiology watches what will happen with bills to reverse the MPPR.

Management

GLP-1 weight loss drugs will now be covered by Medicare and Medicaid—and available at a discount through TrumpRx

Ohio AG investigating business practices of nonprofit safety net hospital

California chooses Innovaccer's AI to improve Medicaid outcomes for vulnerable populations

Society of Interventional Radiology urges UHC to update policy on radioembolization treatment

Monitoring, reimbursement and transparency—ACR offers White House recs for AI regulation