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.

Upcoding on the rise across all outpatient settings, study finds
A report by researchers at Trilliant Health found that common symptoms—such as cough, nausea and rash—are often coded as complex medical events, resulting in higher reimbursement rates.
CVS, Kroger among bidders for Rite Aid stores and prescription data
According to a report, Walgreens also expressed interest in an unknown number of pharmacies as Rite Aid seeks to liquidate all its assets.
Cardiology employment models undergoing a dramatic shift
Gerald G. Blackwell, MD, MBA, MedAxiom's president and CEO, examined how different cardiology employment models look today compared to even a decade ago.
Former HHS Secretary Tom Price: Immigration reform could alleviate healthcare staffing crisis
Tom Price, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, and former secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) is an advocate for changing immigration policy to help solve the growing shortage of doctors and nurses in the U.S.
Original Banksy artwork headed to auction—proceeds will help fund heart research
The piece in question, which features a red heart-shaped balloon, has an unusual origin story, even by Banksy’s standards.

Hospital pays $3.8M to resolve allegations it assisted cardiologist in exchange for patient referrals

The New Hampshire hospital allegedly received referrals worth "millions of dollars."

Coronary CT AI firm HeartFlow scraps $2.4B merger deal, citing ‘unfavorable market conditions’

Hedge fund investors and the Redwood City, California, vendor considered adjusting the sale price, but opted to terminate the deal instead.

48 hospitals make Forbes’ list of best employers

Survey respondents were asked to rate their companies on factors including working conditions, development opportunities and compensation.

Time to rethink how we compensate nonprofit hospital CEOs, think tank says

The average nonprofit hospital executive earns eight times more than their average hourly employee, experts with Brookline, Massachusetts-based Lown Institute reported.

CVS seeks to relieve overworked pharmacists with new policy

Pharmacists have also been affected by the pandemic, with higher than previously reported rates of burnout affecting the profession.

American College of Cardiology announces new industry framework for developing cardiovascular solutions

The document, available in full for free, is the result of a collaboration with the Consumer Technology Association.

The Getinge/Maquet Cardiohelp extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) system.

Getinge expands ECMO and perfusion digital solutions through acquisition of Talis Clinical

Getinge announced its planned to acquire 100% of the equity interest in Talis Clinical, which provides high-acuity IT software applications for critical care, cardiac surgery/perfusion and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

US Radiology Specialists takes on $450M in debt to fuel largest transaction in its history

The acquisition balloons the private equity-backed provider group's roster to 350 radiologists across 180 outpatient imaging centers in 15 states.

Management

Upcoding on the rise across all outpatient settings, study finds

CVS, Kroger among bidders for Rite Aid stores and prescription data

Cardiology employment models undergoing a dramatic shift

Former HHS Secretary Tom Price: Immigration reform could alleviate healthcare staffing crisis

Original Banksy artwork headed to auction—proceeds will help fund heart research