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.

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AHA 2016: Retail prices of generic heart failure drugs vary considerably

The prices of three common generic drugs for heart failure vary considerably among retail pharmacists, according to an analysis 153 chain and 22 independent pharmacies in Missouri and Illinois. Guidelines recommend each of the three medications (digoxin, lisinopril and carvedilol) for patients with heart failure.

Retired cardiologist calls for Congress to redefine nonprofit status for hospitals

A retired cardiologist argued in a recent editorial that hospitals’ competition for profits has been a major reason healthcare costs in the U.S. have become the highest in the world and continue to increase. He also called for Congress to redefine what a “nonprofit” hospital means.

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Time to rethink financial penalties for readmissions, mortality?

The incentives in CMS programs may have led to unintended consequences.

Study aims to lump hypertension, diabetes, HIV into one screening

Identifying risk factors for three leading causes of death world-wide could potentially increase treatment efficiency and drive down costs. 

So long, ACA: What President Trump means for healthcare

Healthcare’s new reality could be a return to pre-Affordable Care Act (ACA) policies and turning Medicaid into a state block grant program after Donald Trump’s upset victory in the 2016 presidential election. 

Walgreens seeks $140 million in civil lawsuit against Theranos

Walgreen Co. filed a $140 million civil lawsuit against Theranos and alleged the blood testing company breached a contract, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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Expert Advice: Coding Changes for Impella and What You Need to Know about Cardiac Bundles

Offered in cooperation with Abiomed

Watch this strategic webinar on the changes effective October 1, 2016, that simplify reimbursement for heart assist device systems, including Impella.

Health system agrees to pay nearly $1 million for cardiologist’s alleged improper Medicare billing

A health system in Philadelphia agreed to pay nearly $1 million to resolve allegations that a cardiologist improperly billed Medicare for unnecessary services, Philadelphia Business Journal reports.

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Health Imaging
Use of AI opportunistic screening in CT for cardiovascular disease

Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.

Health Imaging
New imaging protocols proposed to curb rise of cardiovascular infections

Eleven medical societies have signed on to a consensus statement aimed at standardizing imaging for suspected cardiovascular infections.