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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Digital health startup with eye on reversing diabetes raises $133M, receives $2B valuation

The company is expected to use this new investment to push its efforts into the mainstream, ramping up growth and product development while working with more clients. 

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Cardiologists join fight for better MIPS transparency

The American College of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Society and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions joined dozens of other U.S. healthcare groups to request more clarity and better communication from CMS when it comes to MIPS updates.

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Radiologists demand greater transparency from CMS in Merit-Based Incentive Payment System

Docs are “particularly concerned” that the dearth of data could be concealing issues with cost measures or benchmarks, 45 physician groups including the ACR wrote recently.

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It’s official: Radiology practice SimonMed inks partnership with New York private equity firm

The news comes days after an investment industry publication unearthed the reported $600M deal with American Securities, citing anonymous sources.

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Publicly traded radiology operator Akumin adds six imaging centers in $39M deal

Akumin balloons its total to 78 radiology clinics in its home state and more than 130 across the country.

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Atlanta-based Radiology Group adds docs, 67 new sites of service through recent acquisition

Following the deal, TRG now has a physical presence in 28 states while offering teleradiology care nationwide, officials said Tuesday.

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Cardiologist pushes for dismissal of federal lawsuit

The original lawsuit argued that the physician had engaged in "an elaborate scheme to maximize profits.”

GoodRx acquires healthcare video platform HealthiNation

GoodRx, an online source for healthcare savings and coupons, has closed its acquisition of HealthiNation, an online platform that offers thousands of videos with vital health information.