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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Rad Partners affiliate Empire State Radiology inks deal with 365-bed hospital

Mountainside Medical Center in North Jersey is tapping the 40-physician imaging group for both on-site and remote radiology services.

GE HealthCare

GE HealthCare to acquire AI business from ultrasound firm for $51M, plus more vendor news

Also, Hologic expected to generate $800M in free cash flow, full-body MRI startup raises $27M, and the FDA clears solutions from Hyperfine, Subtle Medical and Positrigo. 

Cordis has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its new MYNX Control Venous Vascular Closure Device (VCD) for 6F-12F access sites. The company hopes to launch the newly approved extravascular closure device in the months ahead.

Cordis gains FDA approval for new closure device, inks pricing deal with Premier

The newly approved extravascular closure device was designed for procedures with access sites from 6 to 12 French. It uses the same proprietary GRIP technology found in other Cordis interventional devices.

How the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule could impact nuclear cardiology

The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology explored some key points included in the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule.

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Private equity firms back less than 4% of healthcare providers, report finds

According to an analysis from PitchBook, providers backed by private equity make up only 3.3% of the total market by revenue.

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Gallup: 45% of adults cannot afford the care they need

A survey from West Health and Gallup found fewer Americans can now afford premiums, copays, prescriptions and medical bills, with numbers falling across all age demographics since 2022.

Agito Medical

Private equity firm acquires medical imaging equipment supplier from Philips

Agito Medical was first founded in 2004 and acquired by the Amsterdam-based original equipment manufacturer in 2018. 

AIRS Medical

Radiology AI firm AIRS Medical raises $20M in Series C financing

The Korean company’s flagship product, SwiftMR, is a deep learning solution that helps providers reduce scan times while maintaining image quality.