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.

Hospital system no longer accepting radiology patients with out-of-network health plans
Summa Health said the change will take effect Sept. 1, with the two-hospital network ceasing scheduling of appointments for this consumer segment
Radiology provider Akumin touts launch of its first movable PET/CT imaging centers
The Plantation, Florida, company first announced the initiative at RSNA 2024, offering clients new “relocatable and expandable” centers to be deployed across the U.S.
Private equity-backed Solis Mammography opens 3 new locations
The breast imaging group is launching two locations in Texas and marking its first foray into the Raleigh metro area, with more on the way in North Carolina.
Imaging-guided surgery startup Method AI raises $20M in Series A financing
Founded in 2021 as a spinoff of the Cleveland Clinic, its platform leverages continuous 3D ultrasound and AI-generated surgical plans to guide robotic-assisted procedures.
MGMA raises alarm over 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, warns of access crisis
Many make federal reimbursement plans into an issue about high-paid specialists complaining about pay cuts, but these fees also compensate nurses, technicians, support staff and administrators. Payment keeps the doors of brick-and-mortar medical practices open, MGMA warns.

A new commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine examines how today's healthcare providers can help save tomorrow.

Solis will manage Memorial Healthcare's breast imaging and bone density services across four centers, with plans to expand further.

The policy is needed to ensure regulatory pathways keep pace with innovation, which is only expected to accelerate, one expert said recently.

The investor service labeled recent delays an "untimely distraction" that heightens integration risk after closing the $820M Alliance deal.

The Amsterdam-based company noted continuing uncertainty stemming from the pandemic, with supply chain “volatility” intensifying globally.

Two more close AI observers are urging Congress to equip the FDA for tighter regulation of medical algorithms.

The college said the codes are related to X-ray contrast of the knee and ultrasound guidance, among others.

Backed by private equity firm Wellspring Capital, Rayus is acquiring the Diagnostic Centers of America and its eight locations in Florida.