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.

Another insurer sues CMS over star ratings, citing contractor error
Alignment Health is accusing CMS and a third-party contractor of surveying Spanish-speaking members in English and using an "arbitrary" calculation method to reduce the ratings of Medicare Advantage plans.
Patient mix-up, coverup results in lawsuit for wrongful death
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center removed the wrong man from life support and hid the mixup from the family for two years, the plaintiffs claim in a court filing.
Biden chooses semaglutide for next round of Medicare price negotiations—Trump gets final say
The final list also included diabetes drugs sold by Boehringer Ingelheim and Merck. The first round of drug price negotiations reduced the Medicare prices for 10 popular drugs by up to 79%.
Private equity radiology investor reaches agreement with FTC over alleged anticompetitive tactics
US Radiology Specialists backer Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe blasted the proposed order Friday, labeling it as symbolic and politically motivated.
Congressional candidate physician sues hospital and doctor for death of father
Some of the claims in the lawsuit, brought against Novant Health by Kyle Horton, MD, are backed by a report from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

No Surprises Act is working, new analysis contends, though it’s straining radiology providers’ margins

Urban Institute experts believe that OON payments and dispute resolutions will begin influencing negotiations tied to in-network imaging providers.

M&A mergers and acquisitions business deal

Private equity firm acquiring teleradiology outfit for $336M

Founded in 2004, Medica employs 400-plus providers working across 100 hospitals and completing 1.5M radiology reports annually.

Ultrasound-maker Butterfly Network hires former telemedicine exec as new CEO at $875,000 base salary

Joseph M. DeVivo also is eligible for an annual bonus at 125% of that amount, along with a monthly housing allowance of nearly $17,000

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

Moderna throws in with IBM over quantum computing, generative AI for healthcare

Fresh off its success using AI to develop a blockbuster COVID vaccine, up-and-coming biotech player Moderna (founded 2010) has won the confidence of 112-year-old Big Blue as a strategic partner.

Health editors quit in protest over high publishing charges

The editors said they have tried to get the high charges reduced, but they were ultimately unsuccessful.

Medtronic's MiniMed 780G system for treating type 1 diabetes

Medtronic’s new insulin pump gains FDA approval

The device, available in much of Europe since 2020, features Medtronic's new meal detection technology.

S&P downgrades radiology vendor Zotec Partners after losing its largest customer

The Carmel, Indiana-based revenue cycle management provider holds some $307M in loans that are due within a year but has struggled to refinance.

Management

Another insurer sues CMS over star ratings, citing contractor error

Patient mix-up, coverup results in lawsuit for wrongful death

Biden chooses semaglutide for next round of Medicare price negotiations—Trump gets final say

Private equity radiology investor reaches agreement with FTC over alleged anticompetitive tactics

Congressional candidate physician sues hospital and doctor for death of father