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.

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.
UnitedHealth, Amedisys offer divestitures as $3.3B merger advances
Pennant and BrightSpring Health Services have agreed to purchase some healthcare businesses from UnitedHealth and Amedisys. However, it remains unclear whether this will be enough for the DOJ to drop its lawsuit blocking the merger.
Tariffs will have a significant impact on the nuclear imaging supply chain in the US
"Domestic radiopharmaceutical suppliers, who receive isotopes from abroad, would be impacted by price changes and uncertainty caused by additional tariffs,” SNMMI President Cathy Cutler, PhD, wrote in a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce this week.

Investment firm acquiring majority stake in ‘leading’ private radiology practice for $254M

Pacific Radiology is currently 100% owned by physician shareholders and operates 46 imaging centers, employing 90 radiologists across the country.

Radiology improvement program yields $42M in potential revenue gains

Stanford radiologists detailed their 52in52 initiative in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

CMS recommends additional payment for using Shockwave’s IVL technology in hospital setting

CMS included the recommendation in its FY 2022 IPPS proposed rule.

9 healthcare outfits named among Forbes’s ‘top AI companies to watch’ in 2021

Forbes is out with its third annual AI 50, and almost a fifth of the field works in healthcare.

‘Partial victory’: Imaging advocates say Humana relenting on some PET/CT payment restrictions

The health insurer reversed its coverage denial for imaging of gastric and esophageal oncologic indications, while other restrictions remain in place.

Investor-backed home care startup DispatchHealth expands into radiology with recent acquisition

Professional Portable X-Ray operates in seven markets, with the Denver-based acquirer initially targeting the Phoenix area for its imaging offering.

Cardiologists push for new patient ID policies, citing multiple benefits

The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association are among dozens of groups fighting to overhaul patient identification policies.

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Digital health company raises $12.5M to make new hires, ramp up production of heart monitoring devices

The company specializes in capturing, managing and evaluating data generated by remote cardiac monitoring devices.

Economics

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

UnitedHealth, Amedisys offer divestitures as $3.3B merger advances

Tariffs will have a significant impact on the nuclear imaging supply chain in the US