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.

Boston Scientific’s coronary DCB gains new Medicare reimbursement
The first coronary DCB to gain FDA approval just received an additional reimbursement that could improve patient access.
Medical imaging a heavy contributor to Medicare waste, study finds
The payment program spent $484 million on 15 different low-value imaging services, a figure that balloons to $584 million when factoring for out-of-pocket costs.
Imaging AI vendor earns nationwide UnitedHealthcare coverage, sets $1.3B value ahead of IPO
California-based Heartflow, which offers an AI software that assesses coronary CT angiography scans, hopes to raise over $200 million through the stock offering.
Private practice takes over Radiology Partners hospital contract
Effective immediately, Midstate Radiology Associates will deliver imaging reads at Windham Hospital, in Willimantic, Conn.
New number-crunching shows Medicare could save itself more than $2.5B a year by just saying ‘No’ to 5 low-value services
No single CMS strategy has proven an inarguable success at delivering significant cost savings while optimizing patient outcomes and minimizing clinical risks. Two researchers think they’ve found a way.

PFA market heats up as medtech companies announce new investments

While Kardium raised $250 million in an oversubscribed funding round, Field Medical raised $35 million. Both companies are focused on designing and developing new pulsed field ablation technologies to help treat challenging arrhythmias.

Senate bounces spending bill back to House with 2.5% Medicare rad pay fix

In addition, there are no restrictions on pass-through entity taxes (PTET), which “benefits independent physician practices,” one expert notes.

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Radiology Partners touts recent $2.3B debt refinance, placing practice on ‘strong trajectory’

“This refinancing reflects both strong financial performance and the confidence investors and lenders have in RP’s business model," CEO Rich Whitney says.

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Medicare cost-cutting initiative targets ‘wasteful, inappropriate’ interventional radiology services

IRs criticized the CMS proposal, believing it could lead to excess morbidity and mortality in Medicare.

Radiology practice reportedly shutters after cyberattack, selling its property to local hospital system

Patients have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Pinehurst Radiology Associates, claiming it failed to protect their medical records.

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Formerly bankrupt hospital partners with private radiology practice to provide imaging services

Watsonville Community Hospital in Santa Cruz County, California, is teaming with Radiology Diagnostic Services, appointing one of its rads as medical director.

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Private equity firm jumps into vascular health with new investment

Vascular Technology, first founded 40 years ago, is planning on using the new funds to grow and expand its portfolio.

Female heart surgeons take home much lower salaries

Both base salaries and total compensation are consistently lower for women than men, according to new survey data. The disparities in cardiac surgery are often worse than those found in other healthcare specialties.

Economics

Boston Scientific’s coronary DCB gains new Medicare reimbursement

Medical imaging a heavy contributor to Medicare waste, study finds

Imaging AI vendor earns nationwide UnitedHealthcare coverage, sets $1.3B value ahead of IPO

Private practice takes over Radiology Partners hospital contract

New number-crunching shows Medicare could save itself more than $2.5B a year by just saying ‘No’ to 5 low-value services