Business Intelligence

Providers utilize business intelligence to monitor referral patterns and collaborate with clinicians who order their services. Such analytics tools have also been deployed in the specialty to improve productivity, track patient satisfaction and bolster quality.

Consolidation of physician practices proceeds apace, corporatizing medicine one acquisition at a time
The days when most doctors worked in independent practice settings are fading from memory like old photoprints in a dog-eared scrapbook.
Investor-bought PCPs carry on like nothing much has changed—with caveats
Private-equity acquisitions of primary-care provider practices neither alter hospitalization rates nor affect acute-care outcomes, according to new research out of Brown University.
12 of the top technology vendors serving children’s hospitals
Epic makes the list with its enterprise inpatient EHR and related platforms. So does PCC, aka Physician’s Computer Company, which supplies pediatric-specific ambulatory EHR and practice-management products and services.
Weight loss drugs are hiking employer healthcare prices, with 87% saying they expect costs to only go up
In a survey, employers told the Business Group on Health that they aren’t yet seeing evidence of long-term health benefits from taking GLP-1s for weight loss, leaving them unsure how to manage costs while continuing to cover them.
Former healthcare CEO sentenced to 5 years in prison for role in $212M fraud conspiracy
Parmjit “Paul” Parmar, 55, from New Jersey has also been ordered to pay $125 million in restitution. The scheme to defraud investors was uncovered in 2017.

So much healthcare data, so many missed opportunities

Four of five hospital leaders trust the accuracy of their institution’s data. Yet almost half of useable data gets underutilized if not completely untapped for guiding business and clinical decisions.

ACC President Cathie Biga explains how cardiologist employment models undergoing a profound transformation during an interview with Cardiovascular Digital Editor Dave Fornell at ACC 2024.

What happened to cardiology's private practices?

Hospital employment models, reimbursement policies and private equity have all led to a massive reduction in the number of cardiologists working for a private practice, ACC President Cathie Biga, MSN, told Cardiovascular Business.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

Private equity-backed cardiology group acquires Arizona practice with 4 locations

Florida-based Cardiovascular Associates of America has expanded its roster to include a team of 14 cardiologists and advanced practitioners in Arizona.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

Large language models, other GenAI options stimulating tech purchasing in healthcare

Budgeting for generative AI in healthcare has skyrocketed, albeit in pockets, by as much as 300% year over year.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

Alison Bailey, MD, FACC, chief of cardiology, Centennial Heart at Parkridge Medical Center, and a physician director of cardiovascular disease for HCA Healthcare. She was the co-chair of a four-part series on the business of cardiology sessions at ACC 2024. She explains why ACC chose to concentrate on business. #ACC #ACC24 #ACC2024 #Cardiologybusiness

Why the business side of cardiology was a key focus at ACC.24

Alison Bailey, MD, co-chair of the business of cardiology sessions at ACC.24, emphasized that reimbursement cuts can have a long-term negative impact on patient.

Business Intelligence

Consolidation of physician practices proceeds apace, corporatizing medicine one acquisition at a time

Investor-bought PCPs carry on like nothing much has changed—with caveats

12 of the top technology vendors serving children’s hospitals

Weight loss drugs are hiking employer healthcare prices, with 87% saying they expect costs to only go up

Former healthcare CEO sentenced to 5 years in prison for role in $212M fraud conspiracy