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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Private equity linked to 23% of healthcare bankruptcies in 2024

A new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) found bankruptcies in healthcare continue to follow private equity buyouts.

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ACR urges Congress to address ‘suboptimal’ Medicare local coverage determination process

The college's concerns came in response to a recent RFI from U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., and Larry Bucshon, MD, R-Ind., on ways to modify healthcare policy. 

Dan Blumenthal, MD, MBA, chief quality officer at the Cardiovascular Associates of America, and a cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, spoke at the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) 2024 meeting business sessions on how changes in Medicare payments will impact electrophysiology and cardiology more broadly.

What cardiologists should expect as U.S. healthcare payment models evolve

Cardiologist Dan Blumenthal, MD, MBA, explains how changes in Medicare payments will greatly impact cardiology in the years ahead. In just a few short years, the business side of cardiology could look substantially different than it does today. 

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Private equity-backed cardiology group acquires at-home care specialists

Novolink Health, previously known as Duxlink Health, has a decade of experience treating high-risk, high-cost patients from the comfort of their own homes. It will now function as a division within Florida-based Cardiovascular Associates of America.

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Amid heavy demand, patient backlogs, RadNet to add 21 imaging centers, ballooning total past 400

On a same-center basis, MRI volumes increased nearly 12% year over year, while CT grew by 10%, and PET/CT leapt 14%, the Los Angeles-based company said Wednesday.  

ACA premiums expected to rise 7% in 2025, report finds

A survey from KFF survey found the spike in cost will be mitigated by subsidies. However, the number of uninsured Americans could rise.

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Medtronic and Abbott join forces to develop new diabetes tech

Medtronic and Abbott are often seen as rivals in a competitive marketplace, but the two companies are collaborating with a simple goal in mind: improving patient access to high-quality CGM devices. 

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Radiologist launches independent job board to combat ‘disingenuous’ postings

Ben White, MD, recently soft-launched the service on his blog, highlighting 10 private practices that are hiring around the U.S.