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.

Q&A: The role of employers in achieving healthcare price transparency
An exclusive interview with Hal Andrews, President and CEO of Trilliant Health, on the topic of price transparency and how regulators and companies can contain costs for patients.
Medtronic’s diabetes spin-off gets a name, kicking off ‘new and exciting chapter’
The new name will be familiar to anyone who knows the history of Medtronic's diabetes business.
UnitedHealthcare caves to pressure, exempting some imaging services from cost-cutting program
The country’s largest insurer launched its Designated Diagnostic Provider program in 2022, steering beneficiaries to imaging centers that meet quality and efficiency requirements.
A new payer tactic: Using AI to curtail routine radiology claims, after imaging is already delivered
“Unlike [prior authorization], this model does not delay patient care and does not hold members liable to pay for unneeded exams,” writes radiologist Mark Hiatt, MD, MBA.
Smaller revenues, less growth: In US, tariffs may create headaches for $34.5B cardiovascular device market
“Without a more concrete and stable policy on these tariffs from the current American administration, it is likely that most manufacturers will be forced to continuously change their internal forecasts and production plans," one analyst said.

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GE HealthCare touts FDA clearance of solution that allows technologists to scan remotely

The offering is from Ionic Health, which is based in São Paulo, Brazil, where the company has already tested the technology for three years.

Radiologists voice support for lawsuit against Biden administration

The American College of Radiology, American College of Emergency Physicians and American Society of Anesthesiologists want a court of appeals to uphold a recent ruling.

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Novo Nordisk to acquire biotech company working on new heart failure drug for $1.1B

Cardior Pharmaceuticals in Germany has been developing a new compound it says can “halt and partially reverse cellular pathology” in heart failure patients.

‘Undervalued’ UK physicians register discontent over fading ‘purchasing power’

Going by compensation rates and trajectories, these might be the worst of times to be a physician in the United Kingdom.

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Authors in prominent radiology journals fail to disclose $186M in payments from the imaging industry

Nearly 81% of authors failed to report any ties to the industry, experts detailed Saturday in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Radiologists produce imitation PET scans via routine CT imaging

“With further tuning and validation, this pipeline may potentially add value in cancer screening, staging, diagnosis and prognosis," experts wrote in Cell Reports Medicine.

Judge denies radiology group’s attempt to dismiss lawsuit over $177M sale of the practice

Technologist Robert Harrison and his attorneys filed the complaint in 2021, charging that shareholders grossly overpaid in the deal, among other contentions

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Hospitals’ fiscal ‘pain points’ topped by revenue cycle management, labor costs, workforce shortages

Healthcare CFOs spend more time dealing with cost management and, by extension, operational issues than any other single set of items on their to-do lists.

Economics

Q&A: The role of employers in achieving healthcare price transparency

Medtronic’s diabetes spin-off gets a name, kicking off ‘new and exciting chapter’

UnitedHealthcare caves to pressure, exempting some imaging services from cost-cutting program

A new payer tactic: Using AI to curtail routine radiology claims, after imaging is already delivered

Smaller revenues, less growth: In US, tariffs may create headaches for $34.5B cardiovascular device market