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.

Dhanunjaya "DJ" Lakkireddy, MD, executive medical director for the Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute at HCA Midwest Health, professor of medicine at the University of Missouri, Columbia, deputy editor for the the Journal of Atrial Fibrillation, and serves on the HRS Board of Trustees and section steering committee chair for the ACC, explains the potentially devastating impact of Medicare cuts on electrophysiology (EP) and patient care.

VIDEO: Medicare cuts could devastate the field of electrophysiology

"By imposing a 35%-42% cut, [CMS] has essentially created a scenario where it is going to destroy electrophysiology as a field," explained Dhanunjaya "DJ" Lakkireddy, MD.

Industry insights: 4 healthcare executives discuss the biggest challenges in cardiology today

We spoke to executives from some of healthcare's most prominent vendors to find out what challenges are on their radar in 2022 and beyond. 

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Hospitals still operating below pre-pandemic levels

U.S. hospitals and health systems are in poor shape financially after being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and historic inflation.

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Top 6 wealthiest Americans in healthcare

A number of healthcare industry folks were included in Forbes’ latest ranking of the wealthiest Americans in 2022.

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Medicare premiums will drop in 2023

Medicare Part A and B premiums will drop in 2023, marking the first decrease in a decade.

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Instacart launches health business as it readies IPO

Grocery delivery services company Instacart has launched Instacart Health, which the company says will work to make nutritious food more accessible and address social determinants of health.

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For monitoring purposes, AI-aided MRI does what liver biopsy does with less risk, lower cost

Patients with autoimmune hepatitis may be better monitored across disease stages by AI-augmented multiparametric MRI than by liver biopsy, as the imaging has proven less costly and is inherently less risky due to its noninvasiveness. 

Targeted outreach needed in socially vulnerable areas with low cancer screening rates

Social vulnerability index scores account for factors like socioeconomic status, household composition, disability, minority status, language, housing type and transportation.