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.

Trump issues sweeping executive order to reduce drug prices
The “most favored nation” policy would reduce the cost of domestic pharmaceuticals to the levels paid in Europe. The executive order also has a sister bill proposed for Congress that would solidify the rule into law.
ASNC, ACC ask US government not to tariff radiopharmaceuticals
The two groups stressed that tariffs would likely impact patient care.
RadNet records rare decrease in imaging procedural volumes
This marks the first time since the pandemic of 2020 that RadNet has seen a same-center decrease in imaging use.
Senators introduce bipartisan bill to revive shelved imaging appropriate-use criteria program
Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Catherine Cortez Masto are proposing the Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act, which would eliminate real-time reporting requirements in AUC.
Private equity firm Stonepeak closing in on $1.9B purchase of radiology network
The New York investment group, which also owns Akumin, is reportedly "inches" from acquiring Australia's largest diagnostic imaging provider.

Mayo’s medical might combining with Hilton’s eminent hospitality

Destination healthcare consumers and their traveling companions will soon enjoy all the niceties Hilton hotels have to offer—as long as the provider organization of the patient’s choice is the Mayo Clinic in Florida.

Publicly traded radiology firm RadNet seeing ‘very active’ market for imaging center acquisitions

Recent deals include 10 facilities in New York’s metropolitan area and 5 more across the Empire State, New Jersey and California.

Notable regulatory greenlights of emerging technologies over the past 30 days

Along with AI in its various iterations, the list may include virtual and augmented reality, 3D printing, robotics and other innovative technologies changing healthcare delivery.

6 points of trepidation in patient perceptions of healthcare AI

If Mayo Clinic focus groups reflect widely held views, many healthcare consumers will balk if someone other than a physician is put in charge of applying healthcare AI to real-world clinical care.

Hospital giant Intermountain Healthcare launching outpatient imaging center chain amid pricing pressure

Subsidiary company Tellica Imaging is searching nationwide for a CEO and is already working to open its first 3 stand-alone centers by late 2021.

Best of the best? Meet the world’s top 250 hospitals for cardiology

Fifteen of the list's top 25 hospitals are located in the United States.

New resource for finding FDA-approved medical devices that incorporate AI

As of Sept. 23, the resource supplies device and company names, dates of FDA approvals and other details on some 343 devices.

Radiology groups exchange lawsuits with vendor, alleging ongoing billing issues

Zotec Partners has responded by countersuing, calling the latest complaint a “smokescreen” to hide imaging providers’ own violation of their contract.

Economics

Trump issues sweeping executive order to reduce drug prices

ASNC, ACC ask US government not to tariff radiopharmaceuticals

RadNet records rare decrease in imaging procedural volumes

Senators introduce bipartisan bill to revive shelved imaging appropriate-use criteria program

Private equity firm Stonepeak closing in on $1.9B purchase of radiology network