Economics

This channel highlights factors that impact hospital and healthcare economics and revenue. This includes news on healthcare policies, reimbursement, marketing, business plans, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain, salaries, staffing, and the implementation of a cost-effective environment for patients and providers.

medical debt

Report: 44% of adults in the U.S. are uninsured or underinsured

According to an analysis from the Commonwealth Fund, millions of patients are skipping necessary care and struggling to pay mounting medical debt. 

Compensation for U.S. cardiologists is up across the board, according to a recent survey published by MedAxiom, an American College of Cardiology company. The report identified similar trends for cardiovascular surgeons, highlighting the country’s high demand for all heart specialists in 2024 and beyond.

Q&A: MedAxiom CEO explores key trends in cardiologist, cardiovascular surgeon compensation

Compensation for heart specialists continues to climb. What does this say about cardiology as a whole? Could private equity's rising influence bring about change? We spoke to MedAxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, a veteran cardiologist himself, to learn more.

ImageCare Radiology

Radiology group cancels hospital-based business to focus on outpatient center growth

ImageCare Radiology announced the decision Nov. 21, with the practice pulling out of Atlantic Health's Hackettstown and Newton Medical Centers effective the same day. 

merger acquisition M&A business

RadNet has spent over $54M on acquisitions so far in 2024

Most recently, the Los Angeles-based radiology provider acquired artificial intelligence firm Kheiron Medical Technologies for $1 million. 

Radiology provider Akumin breaks long radio silence after emerging from bankruptcy

The Florida-based imaging and radiation therapy group is launching new “relocatable and expandable” outpatient centers to be deployed across the U.S. 

Positron NeuSight PET-CT 64 slice scanner

Positron partners with Upbeat Cardiology Solutions to improve cardiac PET/CT access

Positron, a New York-based nuclear imaging company, will now provide Upbeat Cardiology Solutions with advanced PET/CT systems and services. 

Radiology radiologist medical image interpretation NPP

Doc offices more than double use of nonphysicians for interpreting medical images

The Journal of the American College of Radiology analysis sparked a spirited discussion on social media Wednesday after it was published. 

Abbott FreeStyle Libre 3 CGM

Abbott opens CGM sensor manufacturing facility in Ireland as part of $465M investment

Abbott expects the new facility to produce more FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors than anywhere else in the world.