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.

RSNA 2019: How to move AI from the drawing board to clinical practice

Implementing AI solutions into clinical practice can be a long, challenging process, according to a presentation at RSNA 2019 in Chicago. When the time comes, some providers will have the patience to make it all the way to the finish line—while some won’t.  

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RSNA names new leaders to its board of directors

Among the new appointments is James P. Borgstede, MD, who will serve as president on the society's board.

RSNA 2019: Tips for selling AI adoption to healthcare executives

AI technologies could change the practice of medical imaging forever, but many hospitals and radiology departments remain hesitant to move forward and adopt it at their own facilities.

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RSNA 2019: Comparative effectiveness research comes into its own

In U.S. healthcare’s volume-to-value era, the ability to directly compare two or more diagnostic and/or therapeutic options is paramount. And the head-to-head matchup must reveal which pathway promises the biggest bang for the buck.

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Deportation worries elevate Latinas’ risk of hypertension

Worries about deportation could be contributing to worse heart health among Latina women in the U.S., according to work published Nov. 27 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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Congress introduces bill to cover DBT exams for TRICARE beneficiaries

The “Better and Robust Screening Today Act” would mandate the Department of Defense to cover DBT screenings, a modality lawmakers say is the best tool available for detecting breast cancer.

 

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GE Healthcare launches new program to simplify AI development, implementation

GE Healthcare has launched a new program designed to make it easier for health systems to implement AI solutions.

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1 in 8 heart patients noncompliant to meds because of high costs

One in eight adults with a history of CVD or stroke are noncompliant to their prescribed medications because of increasingly steep healthcare costs, researchers reported this month in Circulation.