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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Hologic to acquire Texas imaging-guided fibroid removal firm for $80M cash

Based in Austin, the privately held Acessa Health specializes in minimally invasive, uterine-sparing solutions for women with symptomatic fibroids. 

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Former cardiologist to pay $2M after investigators found he offered kickbacks for patient referrals, falsified records

He surrendered his medical license in 2018 and has agreed to work with the government going forward. 

Google takes $100M plunge into telehealth

Google Cloud is injecting $100 million into a supplier of telehealth platforms, partly to build out AI systems for helping hospitals remotely handle patient inquiries, intake and triage.

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Smart shopping: Chicago orthopedic practice knows the value of a good service contract when investing in imaging equipment

Sponsored by Hitachi Healthcare Americas

The Illinois Bone and Joint Institute (IBJI) treats patients in the Chicago area for every orthopedic issue under the sun, from rheumatoid arthritis to total knee replacements, and its 100-plus physicians order thousands of imaging exams on an annual basis.

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State watch: Gun charges stop radiologist’s practice in one state, but not the next over

Plus, imaging workers claim unsafe conditions in California, and Alabama expands scope-of-practice rules for physician assistants. 

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Analysis: $1.4B could have gone to better uses than discarded Medicare drugs

The authors suggest requiring drugmakers, hospitals and doctors to refund CMS and/or making pharma companies right-size drug containers.

Radiologists, healthcare workers are sick of praise, they’re looking for more pay

One imaging physician with the National Health Service said the speciality comes into contact with all COVID-19 patients and that the government has forgotten about workers such as herself.

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Radiology firm Alliance Healthcare Services could fetch upward of $400M in potential sale

The California-based company provides a range of services that include imaging joint ventures, help with center acquisitions, and outsourced radiology assistance for hospitals.