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.

Enrolling with Medicare as an IDTF? Dot i’s and cross t’s around physician supervision, advises healthcare attorney

Why does CMS allow radiologists to provide imaging supervision at an unlimited number of sites?

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American Heart Association and Cardiovascular Research Foundation announce a new annual meeting collaboration

“Harnessing the strengths of our two pioneering organizations with extensive experience in translating the latest scientific breakthroughs into practical therapies is crucial," says AHA CEO Nancy Brown.

Staffing marketplace raises $80M, reaching 'unicorn' status

New investors for this funding round included Kaiser Permanente, a star athlete and social media personalities. 

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'Scientific misconduct' cited in more than half of retracted radiology publications

Experts assessed a total of 192 retracted publications—a number that the authors of the study conceded appeared to be growing in more recent years. 

Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act into law—what does it mean for healthcare?

The act is Biden’s third major piece of legislation to sign into law since the start of his term, and it accomplishes a healthcare task the Democrats have been wanting for years: enabling Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices.

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TAVR programs follow inconsistent DNR policies, potentially skewing data

Not all hospitals respect the written preferences of patients, possibly motivated by a desire to report better TAVR outcomes.

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CDC director slams agency's response to COVID-19 pandemic

“For 75 years, CDC and public health have been preparing for Covid-19, and in our big moment, our performance did not reliably meet expectations,” said Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

American Heart Association and Joint Commission launch new Comprehensive Heart Attack Center certification

The new certification, based on recommendations published in Circulation, was developed to signal that a facility offers cardiac surgery and primary PCI at all times.