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.

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DOJ ruling impedes disabled patients' access to imaging services

A decision made by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to formally withdraw four Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking related to Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has halted national efforts to ensure individuals with disabilities have access to medical diagnostic equipment, including medical imaging equipment.

April 12, 2018

Want to lower imaging energy costs? Start by understanding the bill

Medical imaging devices require large amounts of energy, and that costs money. A recent blog post by the Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) examined what leaders need to know about how they are billed for energy and what facilities can do to cut costs.

April 12, 2018

How to reduce spending with telehealth: Is it ‘too convenient’?

Telemedicine has gathered momentum as a solution to improve convenience and access to healthcare. However, a careful parsing of the numbers is still necessary to determine whether telehealth is really reducing spending and providing adequate value, two physicians wrote in an opinion piece published April 10 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

April 12, 2018
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U.S. News adds patient reviews on doctor profile pages

U.S. News & World Report and Binary Fountain have announced a collaboration that will allow U.S. News to publish patient experience ratings on its doctor profile pages.

April 11, 2018

Coronary revascularization in Michigan more accessible, equally effective after Medicaid expansion

The expansion of Medicaid eligibility in Michigan allowed more patients to get coronary revascularization procedures without negatively affecting patient outcomes, suggests a research letter published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

April 10, 2018

Georgia health system receives $50,000 grant for Mammograms in Motion project

Southeast Georgia Health System, which serves patients in both Georgia and Florida, has received a $50,000 grant from the Coastal Georgia affiliate of Susan G. Komen for its Mammograms in Motion project.

April 10, 2018

Half the advice on implanted cardiac defibrillators from online message boards is inaccurate

Online message boards giving medical advice about implanted cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) are only accurate about half the time, according to research set to be presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2018.

April 9, 2018
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Informal caregiving costs for CVD in US projected to skyrocket to $128B by 2035

The cost of informal caregiving for Americans with heart disease and stroke is projected to more than double over the next two decades, increasing from $61 billion in 2015 to $128 billion by 2035, according to a policy statement published April 9 in Circulation.

April 9, 2018