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.

Helium prices spike as war rages on—should MRI providers be worried?
The ramifications of the conflict in the Middle East may soon extend beyond the gas pump and into the healthcare sector, experts are cautioning.
Ransomware attack on UMMC causes 20% drop in revenue due to delayed patient care
The report on the financials comes from Mississippi Today. University of Mississippi Medical Center said it’s still processing paper backups and has extended clinic hours to address the backlog of elective surgeries and bring revenue back up to expectations. The attack happened in February and caused non-emergency operations at the health system to shut down for nine days.
6 things Medicaid stakeholders can remind the world to always do with healthcare AI
U.S. healthcare will know it’s gotten AI right when the technology demonstrably improves care access, attentiveness and outcomes for the least financially healthy among us.
Whole-body MRI provider Prenuvo launches annual imaging subscription service
The Redwood City, California-based startup announced the move Monday, with its Core Membership starting at $1,199 annually
Health system touts $7M expansion of molecular imaging department, ER
Leaders at the Utah hospital are hopeful the newly updated PET offerings will help patients seek treatment locally, avoiding long travel times.

Cath lab staff working in an outpatient ambulatory surgical center (ASC) for cardiovascular procedures at a Banner Health ASC in Sun City, Arizona.

Cath lab techs and nurses see new normal with post-COVID pay

In the post-COVID era, wages for permanent RNs are rising, and wages for travelers are decreasing. A new report tracked these trends and more.

Hospital giant’s homegrown outpatient imaging center chain expands into new state

Intermountain Healthcare first launched Tellica Imaging in 2021 as it sought to capitalize on the growing movement of radiology services outside of the hospital setting.

Companies face 6% spike in insurance premiums, will pass cost onto employees

Without deploying cost-saving measures, the price to provide workers with insurance could rise as much as 9%, a report from Mercer found.

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Private cardiology practice accuses hospital of intimidation, defamation in $15M lawsuit

According to Oregon Heart Center, an independent cardiology practice, Salem Health is attempting to "monopolize cardiology care" in the area. The two providers had previously coexisted for years.

AI catches overlooked broken vertebra on X-rays, with sizable cost-saving implications

The software could opportunistically screen patients at a smaller cost than other interventions, given it automatically operates "in the background" on radiographs performed for other reasons.

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90% of residents in radiology and other specialties say they’re underpaid: ‘I am barely surviving’

The finding comes despite a 27% increase in average resident pay over the last nine years and 4% year-over-year growth, up to $70,000.

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Interventional radiology vendor Merit Medical to acquire device portfolio for $210M

Cook Medical’s lead management portfolio generated about $37 million in revenue in 2023, with most sales in the U.S., Utah-based Merit noted.

Radiology AI firm specializing in automating MRI workflows raises $19M

Copenhagen-based Cerebriu said the Danish VC firm North Ventures led the Series A funding round with support from EIFO and Sagitta Ventures.

Economics

Helium prices spike as war rages on—should MRI providers be worried?

Ransomware attack on UMMC causes 20% drop in revenue due to delayed patient care

6 things Medicaid stakeholders can remind the world to always do with healthcare AI

Whole-body MRI provider Prenuvo launches annual imaging subscription service

Health system touts $7M expansion of molecular imaging department, ER