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.

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Francisco Partners completes $1B buyout of IBM Watson Health

Francisco Partners will keep the business as a standalone entity under the moniker Merative.

American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) past president Jonathan Lindner, MD, FASE, is a newly named advisor to the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC), which advises the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on whether services and supplies are reasonable and necessary under Medicare.

Cardiologist Jonathan Lindner to advise influential Medicare committee

As a MEDCAC advisor, American Society of Echocardiography past president Jonathan Lindner, MD, will help decide whether services and supplies are reasonable and necessary under Medicare.

AFib ablation makes financial sense, especially among heart failure patients

The additional costs associated with AFib ablation appear to be justified, researchers wrote.

Philips picks partner for multispecialty management of lung cancer

An imaging OEM is teaming with a multi-omics diagnostics company to offer lung-cancer care teams lab data alongside radiologic findings and clinical histories.

Big private payer reverses course on cardiac PET/CT coverage

One of the largest private health insurers in the U.S. has gone from considering hybrid PET/CT for cardiac indications “experimental/investigational” to displaying willingness to pay for the modality. 

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Judge says Apple violated ECG patents, making U.S. import ban of Apple Watches a possibility

A judge from the U.S. International Trade Commission has said Apple violated multiple AliveCor patents. This story, however, is far from over.

FDA grants IDE clearance for next-phase trial of ‘Flash’ radiation therapy

A cancer-care technology company that was acquired by one of the world’s largest imaging OEMs a year ago has received an Investigational Device Exemption from the FDA.

Patient data company PicnicHealth raises $60M

PicnicHealth plans to build 30 new patient-centered real-world data cohorts with the funding.

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