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.

Tariffs threaten imaging access for patients, RBMA warns
Radiology practices are already operating on razor thin margins, with price increases prompting calls for congressional action to prevent further damage.
Reducing MRI scan times could add thousands of exam slots, generating up to $22M in new revenue per practice
That’s according to a new retrospective study led by the University of California, San Francisco, and Siemens Healthineers, published Tuesday in Radiology.
Feds should take page from EHRs, creating ‘Meaningful Use’ program to spur AI adoption, Rad Partners leaders say
"Using a similar approach of front-loaded, declining incentives, an AI-focused program could help accelerate adoption and implementation," write Richard Heller and Nina Kottler.
Private equity-backed Integrated Diagnostic Services acquires rival radiology firm
Formed by HCAP Partners in March, IDS is now launching its "roll-up" strategy by buying First Choice Mobile Radiology Services.
Radiopharmaceutical firm Telix touts $151M in Q1 sales from PET imaging agent Illuccix
The Australia-based firm said the nine-digit figure represents a 35% year-over-year increase compared to Q1 of 2024 and 9% uptick from the previous quarter.

Moody’s upgrades outlook for US Radiology Specialists amid improved operating performance

Credit analysts switched their forecast from “negative” to “stable,” highlighting both higher patient volumes and revenue per unit.

Platform allowing patients to second-guess their radiologists’ findings expands to 12 states

MDView also has inked a new partnership with Modern Teleradiology to provide second opinion reports and video consultations to its users.

Credit forecast: Hospitals will recover only slowly from lingering ‘labor-demic’

In its annual outlook report released this week, Fitch Ratings says the coming calendar year will probably strike much of the sector as “another make or break” period.

Cardiologists lead push for Aetna to reconsider ‘restrictive,’ ‘inconsistent’ reimbursement proposals

The policies cover a wide range of interventional therapies, including Shockwave Medical's IVL technology and intravascular ultrasound.

Radiology groups express ‘profound objection’ to Cigna policy change

“It is our firm belief that such a classification does a disservice to patients," the American Society of Neuroradiology, Society for Interventional Radiology and others wrote recently.

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Loss of autonomy a top concern among physicians working for private equity or other corporate owners

Another two-thirds of physicians reported having little or no involvement in practice management policies, according to a survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago.

UnitedHealthcare threatens to knock group of imaging centers out of its network

The health insurer is in an ongoing contract dispute with Mary Washington Healthcare and six outpatient centers run in partnership with Radiologic Associates of Fredericksburg, Virginia.

OU Health establishes Health Sciences Imaging Institute for training, research

Siemens Healthineers is providing technology for the new endeavor as part of a 10-year agreement.

Economics

Tariffs threaten imaging access for patients, RBMA warns

Reducing MRI scan times could add thousands of exam slots, generating up to $22M in new revenue per practice

Feds should take page from EHRs, creating ‘Meaningful Use’ program to spur AI adoption, Rad Partners leaders say

Private equity-backed Integrated Diagnostic Services acquires rival radiology firm

Radiopharmaceutical firm Telix touts $151M in Q1 sales from PET imaging agent Illuccix