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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New legislation with bipartisan support would improve patient access to cardiac, pulmonary rehab programs

The bill, introduced in the House of Representatives, has already gained support from the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association. 

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Investigate UnitedHealth’s acquisition of radiology vendor Change Healthcare, hospitals urge DOJ

"The parties are well aware that the transaction presents substantial antitrust concerns," American Hospital Association legal counsel wrote to the feds recently.  

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Michigan cardiologist pays US government $2M for ‘exploitative and improper' ordering practices

Dinesh M. Shah, MD, made the payment to resolve allegations that his practice billed the U.S. government for unnecessary diagnostic tests.  

Breast cancer AI cleared for EU markets

The European Union has granted CE mark approval to a U.S.-based maker of AI software that aids radiologists in distinguishing between benign and malignant lesions on breast ultrasound images.

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Strategic Radiology adds 30th member to growing coalition of independent practices

Founded in 1984, Delaney Radiology currently employs 28 fellowship-trained physicians, operating in the Wilmington, North Carolina, metropolitan area.

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AI for CT angiography gets go-ahead

The FDA has greenlit an AI algorithm that automatically measures dilation in the heart’s right ventricle on CT images.

Is COVID-focused AI ready for legal scrutiny?

Affronts against privacy and equality—real, perceived or ginned up—may fuel lawsuits by patients whose COVID care incorporated AI.

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CPT code blunders cost one radiology practice more than $20K per month, new analysis shows

Lags in education and coordination along the reporting chain, among other issues, contributed to the nearly 17-month delay in implementing accurate coding measures, Duke University experts reported.