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.

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RadNet sees ‘substantial’ rebound from pandemic woes in Q3, with sequential revenues up 53%

Leaders with the Los Angeles-based outpatient imaging giant partially credited “aggressive" cost containment measures for their rosier financial picture. 

Mednax Radiology logs $126M in Q3 revenue ahead of closing mega deal with Rad Partners

The Florida firm recorded $21.1 million in imaging earnings as it seeks regulatory approval for the business line's divestiture. 

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Microsoft finetuning anti-pandemic technologies in a ‘stimulating playground for algorithm development’

A university, health system and tech giant are piloting the use of deep learning with IoT and edge computing to block COVID-19 from infiltrating a 548-bed hospital.

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Humana curtails coverage for PET/CT, drawing 'adamant' disagreement from imaging advocates

The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology is asking the Louisville, Kentucky-based commercial insurer to kill the payment policy change. 

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Radiology vendor Digirad to sell its mobile imaging business unit for $18.75M

DMS Health Technologies' business provides contract diagnostic imaging including CT, MRI, PET and nuclear medicine through a “convenient, mobile service.” 

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Corruption or coincidence? Physicians use cardiac devices made by manufacturers who pay them the most

More than 4,000 physicians were included in the study, and 94% of them had received payments from at least one device manufacturer. The median payment received was $1,211.

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Private radiology practice lands $100M investment from dialysis giant Fresenius to fuel rapid growth

Dayton Interventional Radiology aims to reduce out-of-pocket expenses by providing imaging-guided procedures at Medicaid reimbursement rates. 

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Consumers turning to Groupon for discounted imaging face potential upselling, safety risks

Direct-to-consumer imaging is good for price transparency, but researchers warn it can lead to unnecessary testing, incidental findings and other problems.