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.

Certificate-of-need exemption fuels hospital’s outpatient imaging expansion in growing market
West Virginia carved out a CON concession for certain diagnostic imaging services in 2023, with Valley Health capitalizing on the law change.
Envision Healthcare exits imaging, with its 400 radiologists joining Rad Partners
The nation’s largest radiology practice—now with 4,000 physicians—also has inked a “transition agreement," offering Envision's 95 imaging clients the option to continue with RP.
Sen. Warren fears $10B private equity buyout of Walgreens will create ‘pharmacy deserts’
The Massachusetts senator is asking buyer Sycamore Partners for certain assurances, including that it won’t saddle the struggling pharmacy chain with even more debt and indiscriminately close retail locations.
Supreme Court sides with HHS in hospital payment dispute
In a 7-2 vote, the Supreme Court affirmed the formula used by the federal government to calculate Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments is legal and consistent with the law passed by Congress.
GE HealthCare signs $30M MRI deal with Pennsylvania hospital network
Bethlehem-based St. Luke’s University Health Network is the purchaser, seeking to expand access to advanced imaging while reducing scan times.

How Raleigh Radiology quickly onboarded clients to double in size while staying independent

Sponsored by Collaborative Imaging

This radiology group rebuffed a hostile takeover, doubled in size, and expanded into two new states — all while staying independent.

Cardiac CT now in the spotlight thanks to chest pain guidelines

With the elevation of cardiac CT to a 1A indication in the 2021 Chest Pain Guidelines, there has been a large amount of interest in starting coronary artery CT angiography (CCTA) programs.

Where is radiology with pay-for-performance now? 3 expert takes

JACR asked three experts on radiologist compensation for a written answer to a pressing question: In creating the ideal practice-level P4P program in 2022, what elements must be considered, avoided and emphasized?

Radiological field offers 3 of the 10 highest-paying associate degree options: ZDNet

Surveying the landscape of well-paying jobs in reach of individuals with two-year degrees, a popular technology-business news outlet has found three of the top 10 exist within the radiological sphere.

The best and worst states for healthcare in 2022

The average American spends more than $12,500 per year on personal healthcare, but what are Americans getting in return for those investments?

Cardiologists, radiologists join American Medical Association to speak out against ACA lawsuit

Yet another lawsuit is taking aim at the Affordable Care Act, and 61 U.S. medical organizations have joined forces to speak out.

How to get paid, reimbursed, for cardiac CT, CTA CCTA. #SCCT #SCCT2022

VIDEO: How imagers get reimbursed for coronary CTA

Ahmad M. Slim, MD, associate professor of medicine with the University of Washington and regional chief medical officer with the Pulse Heart Institute, explained how imagers get paid for coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) exams.

Cardiologist sentenced to prison, fined $25K for illegally distributing Oxycodone

The 60-year-old cardiologist was facing up to 20 years in prison for his actions.

Economics

Certificate-of-need exemption fuels hospital’s outpatient imaging expansion in growing market

Envision Healthcare exits imaging, with its 400 radiologists joining Rad Partners

Sen. Warren fears $10B private equity buyout of Walgreens will create ‘pharmacy deserts’

Supreme Court sides with HHS in hospital payment dispute

GE HealthCare signs $30M MRI deal with Pennsylvania hospital network