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.

5-year checkup shows ‘hospital at home’ healthy but siloed
Hospital-at-home inpatient care is no worse than its traditional counterpart at facilitating good clinical outcomes for comparable overall costs. In fact “HaH” is sometimes considerably better on both those scores.
Financial, logistical reasons to blame for most missed cancer screenings
It may be more than anxiety and forgetfulness to blame for women missing their scheduled mammograms, according to new survey data.
5-point call goes out for action against ‘one of the most urgent and complex socioeconomic challenges of our time’
U.S. healthcare is in the throes of an affordability crisis. The good news is that healthcare leaders have all the evidence, tools and expertise needed to keep the predicament from becoming a plight. Can they marshal the will to wield those weapons toward that end?
Johnson & Johnson to acquire Atraverse Medical
The move, once finalized, helps Johnson & Johnson add multiple FDA-approved technologies to its EP portfolio.
Siemens Healthineers to receive $60M in federal funding for key cancer therapy
Photon flash therapy is an experimental treatment that delivers an ultrahigh dose rate of radiotherapy 100 times faster than currently available options.

Humana to leave commercial insurance in favor of government programs

Humana plans to pull out of the commercial insurance space over the next 18 to 24 months.

New prior authorization policy coming down the pipeline, American College of Radiology warns

CMS first announced the change late last year via the 2023 Outpatient Prospective Payment System/Ambulatory Surgical Center Final Rule.

Tim Attebery, DSc, MBA, the CEO of Cardiovascular Associates of America and former CEO of the American College of Cardiology (ACC)

Q&A: Tim Attebery on why private equity-backed management companies are investing in cardiology

The CEO of Cardiovascular Associates of America, and former CEO of the American College of Cardiology, shared his perspective on the rise of private equity investments in cardiology.

More hospitals are complying with price transparency law

Even as progress is being made, some lawmakers want to increase penalties on hospitals that do not comply.

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into radiology PACS and enterprise imaging systems has become a big topic of discussion with IT vendors over the past couple years. This has become a bigger question from hospitals and radiology groups as there are now about 400 radiology related AI algorithms that have U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance. Amy Thompson, a senior analyst at Signify Research, is monitoring AI trends in radiology and discusses trends.

Trends in the adoption and integration of AI into radiology workflows

Amy Thompson, a senior analyst at Signify Research, explains why AI adoption has been slow in radiology, common barriers and trends in the market.

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Private equity-backed imaging chain doubles footprint with 2 acquisitions

Fueled by its partnership with Novacap, Canada Diagnostic Centers is adding 20-plus imaging clinics across Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Workforce issues are top of mind for hospital CEOs

Hospitals and health systems have been facing financial pressures, with many experiencing negative operating margins. Workforce pressures in 2022, including staffing shortages and higher costs, have impacted the bottom line.

Manufacturers, health organizations unite to address medical supply chain

The newly formed group, the American Medical Manufacturers Association, includes Altor Safety, Aquaspersions USA, Blue Star NBR, Lutema, Ochsner Health, Premium-PPE, SafeSource Direct, United Safety Technology and Vizient as its initial members.

Economics

5-year checkup shows ‘hospital at home’ healthy but siloed

Financial, logistical reasons to blame for most missed cancer screenings

5-point call goes out for action against ‘one of the most urgent and complex socioeconomic challenges of our time’

Johnson & Johnson to acquire Atraverse Medical

Siemens Healthineers to receive $60M in federal funding for key cancer therapy