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.

Trinity Health

Radiology practice prepares to ditch hospital partner 3 years before new contract ends

Danbury, Connecticut-based Advanced Imaging Specialists previously sued Trinity Health in November and is now prepared to vacate their contract amid ongoing challenges. 

American College of Radiology submits 23 imaging-related CPT codes for consideration

ACR presented its proposals at the AMA's Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee meeting held Jan. 14 to 17 in Los Angeles. 

Medical Debt

Fans and foes of medical debt relief | Heat on the Hill for payer CEOs | One and done with algorithmic care | and more briefings

Several states use taxpayer dollars to help struggling residents pay down medical debt. One is considered a leader of the movement—by critics as well as proponents. 

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‘No Kings’ in healthcare: leaders serve patients by following the clinical problem

California’s decision to restrict the use of the title “doctor” in clinical settings underscores a growing disconnect between healthcare policy and the realities of modern care delivery. In an op-ed, health policy professor and former Virginia legislator, Dawn M. Adams, DNP, and Marissa J. Levine, MD, a public health physician and former Virginia health commissioner, argue that rigid physician-centric hierarchies no longer reflect how patients actually receive care.

Heartflow Plaque Analysis

How to stay ahead of the changing CCTA reimbursement landscape

It is critical for organizations to have a firm understanding of the CMS 2026 Final Rule to bolster reimbursement, plan service lines and ensure continued access to CCTA, FFR-CT and AI-enabled plaque analysis. 

CVRx hopes new research will expand access to heart failure therapy

The BENEFIT-HF trial, scheduled to begin enrollment in the months ahead, could significantly increase the number of patients eligible for CVRx's Barostim therapy.

Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough New Hampshire

Commonwealth Radiology Associates expands in New Hampshire with latest hospital partnership

One of Massachusetts’ largest private radiology groups, CRA won the business after Monadnock Community Hospital, Peterborough, launched a competitive search process. 

The DurAVR TAVR system from Anteris Technologies

Medtronic invests $90M in medtech company behind one-of-a-kind TAVR tech

Anteris Technologies is known for its biomimetic transcatheter heart valve, the DurAVR THV System. The device is the first of its kind and has gained considerable attention as the TAVR market continues to grow.