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.

Eliminating extra fee for 3D mammography bolsters utilization, though disparities persist
Experts believe this new research offers important insights as practices adopt artificial intelligence in breast imaging, often with an extra out-of-pocket fee.
AMA president warns prior authorization hurting patients, driving burnout and practice closures
American Medical Association President Bruce Scott, MD, explains the growing issues with insurance prior authorization impacting patient care and what the AMA is doing about it.
Startup seeking to simplify medical imaging referrals raises $101M
Tennr uses an “enterprise orchestration engine” and series of specialized language models, trained on the nuances of processing documentation against payer criteria.
Led by notable names in radiology, imaging AI firm HOPPR raises nearly $32M
Founded in 2019 and based in Chicago, the vendor offers a “leading” infrastructure platform for building, refining and deploying large-scale AI models in medical imaging.
Atraverse Medical raises $29M to support FDA-approved heart tech
The San Diego-based startup gained FDA approval for its Hotwire RF guidewire in 2024. The technology has already been used to perform hundreds of heart procedures.

The American Medical Association said it is developing a targeted, grassroots campaign to begin fighting for Medicare reform.

Inspira Health is bringing together its long-time imaging partner and an outside competitor to help bolster access and expand services.

The Los Angeles-based imaging center operator intends to use the proceeds to pay off $100M in term loans, along with "other corporate purposes."

The imaging giant's loan hit a recent low of 72 cents on the dollar, according to Bloomberg-compiled data, down from 80 cents in April.

Prior to March and April of 2023, operating margins sat in the red for 15 consecutive months.

Medivis' SurgicalAR platform allows interventional radiologists and surgeons to holographically render patients' MRI and CT images during procedures.

CFO Mark Stolper recently spoke about the imaging group's artificial intelligence strategy at the Jefferies Healthcare Conference in New York.

This latest acquisition continues what has been a busy year for Cardiovascular Associates of America.