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.

Cardiologist loses medical license for allegedly ‘fondling and groping’ multiple patients

“The alleged conduct of this physician is so egregious, only the permanent revocation of his license could adequately protect the public from the risks posed by his return to practice," one official said.

April 22, 2024
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House to hold hearing on new patient data rights legislation

The bipartisan American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) would allow consumers to access and delete much of their personal data being held by private companies.

April 19, 2024
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Doctors sue over negative Google reviews

The class action lawsuit was filed in Japan to raise public awareness about the state of Google reviews, many of which the plaintiffs claim are fake.

April 19, 2024
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10 things you may have suspected about AI but didn’t know for sure till now

All around the world, people are increasingly wise to the advance of AI. More than a few are growing ever more uneasy about it. And yet workers equipped with AI are both more productive and better at their jobs.

April 18, 2024
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Major insurer partners with private equity firm for care coordination

Elevance said the move aims to expand patient access to primary care services for its Carelon Health patients.

April 18, 2024
HCA Healthcare was recently hit with its second antitrust lawsuit — this time from the city of Brevard, North Carolina, for allegedly engaging in anti-competitive schemes.

Hospital pays $32.5M to family of baby who suffered brain damage during birth

The incident happened in 2018 when clinicians at Reading Hospital failed to recognize fetal distress and respond accordingly.

April 18, 2024
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Private equity bankruptcies in healthcare explode 112% in 5 years

According to the Private Equity Stakeholder Project, 21% of all healthcare bankruptcies in 2023 involved organizations owned by financial firms.

April 18, 2024
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Bird flu in cows: Interesting anomaly or troubling harbinger of things to come?

The avian influenza virus H5N1 has only turned up in two humans in the U.S., but its recent spread to dairy cattle has some experts on at least slightly elevated alert.

April 17, 2024

Around the web

Jeffrey Kuvin, MD, one of the leading voices behind efforts to create a new Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, spoke with Cardiovascular Business about where things stand today.

Half a year after President Biden officially directed federal agencies in the executive branch’s bailiwick to “seize the promise and manage the risks” of AI, the White House has posted a status report.

U.S. physicians often receive payments from medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies. New research in JAMA found a connection between receiving such payments and using specific devices—should the industry be concerned? 

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