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.

AI researchers gaining broader access to compute resources, government-gathered data

The data will draw on everything from census findings to driving habits gathered from vehicle sensors to—arguably most consequentially—medical records.

layoffs staff cuts termination workforce

Imaging firm cutting one-third of workforce; US Radiology Specialists' partnership, plus more vendor news

Also, Butterfly Network building a new headquarters, Hyperfine names a CEO, and ImaginAb raises $12.8 million in funding.

Radiology resident will appeal judge’s decision to reverse $2.75M racial discrimination ruling

Baiywo Rop, MD, alleges AdventHealth terminated him for racially motivated reasons and his attorney says there was plenty of supporting evidence, adding the judge "disregarded" the will of jurors.

'Surprising’ widespread variation in payer-negotiated thyroid imaging prices

An uptake scan, for instance, could cost nearly five times as much within the same institution, depending on the patient’s insurer.

18* notable regulatory approvals of emerging technologies over the past 30 days

Along with AI and machine learning, the list may include virtual and augmented reality, 3D printing, robotics and other technologies currently changing healthcare delivery.

Outpatient imaging provider Akumin partnering with Philips to tackle radiology pain points

Akumin will deploy Philips' new workflow technology across its freestanding imaging center enterprise, which currently includes 134 locations, the pair said.

Judge rules radiology resident’s firing wasn’t racially motivated, reversing jury’s $2.75M decision

Florida Circuit Judge Kevin Weiss on Friday said AdventHealth provided legitimate and non-discriminatory reasons for firing the early-career provider.

Radiology malpractice cases most often involve cancer-related diagnostic errors

While just under 4% of all imaging is oncologic, about 44% of radiologic cases involving a disputed diagnosis are related to the deadly disease, experts explained in JACR.

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