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.

Proposed HHS budget would close NINR, cut nursing programs
The American Nurses Association is warning that eliminating support for the training and research offered by the National Institute of Nursing Research could be devastating to the public, as many programs support specialties such as maternal and mental health.
Family of heart patient who died awarded $45M after suing health system for negligence
The 55-year-old patient woke up experiencing chest pain one morning and an ambulance was called. He was dead just a few hours later. His family's lawsuit argued that delays in care, communication errors and other issues were directly responsible for his death.
Leaked HHS budget reveals 30% cuts, elimination of many core services
A proposal for the massive restructuring of the Department of Health and Human Services ends funding to programs associated with chronic disease management, lead safety, and Head Start. However, HHS is adding a new department to focus on understanding the cause of long-term illness.
RadNet leaders discuss rationale behind blockbuster $103M iCAD AI acquisition
RadNet provides 1.9M mammograms per year in the U.S., and adding iCAD’s installed customer base would boost the number of impacted exams to 10M.
Interventional radiologists ‘markedly’ increase billing for nonprocedural work, despite drop in overall doc count
"These findings underscore IR’s accelerating transition toward comprehensive patient care, with significant implications for training, practice management, and the specialty’s role within the broader healthcare landscape," experts write.

NIH awards Subtle Medical $1.6M for AI-based gadolinium reduction technology

The Fast-Track Small Business Innovation Research Grant is contingent on SubtleGAD's ability to produce certain deliverables.

Radiologist settles with state following failed mammogram readings

Former Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center radiologist Mark F. Guilfoyle, MD, reached a settlement with the New Hampshire state Board of Medicine following his failure to detect evidence of breast cancer in multiple patients, according to the New Hampshire Union Leader.

UNC Children’s cleared to resume complex heart surgeries

North Carolina Children’s Hospital has received the go-ahead from an external advisory board to resume complex heart surgeries after a New York Times investigation ground the program to a halt three months ago, the Times reports.

AI software company sees $15M investment infusion

Riverain Technologies, a provider of clinical AI software, is receiving a $15 million infusion of investment funding led by Ping An Insurance Company’s Ping An Global Voyager Fund.

Jvion partners with Novant in new AI institute

Jvion, an AI-enabled prescriptive analytics company that aims to prevent harms, has joined ranks with integrated care network Novant Health to become the first member of the Novant Health Institute of Innovation & Artificial Intelligence.

3D printed models can cut downstream costs for health systems

Three-dimensional (3D) printed anatomic models—often derived from medical images—can be used during patients' operative care to save health systems substantial downstream costs, according to a new analysis published in Academic Radiology.

US Radiology Specialists partners with American Health Imaging

US Radiology Specialists, a physician-owned radiology group based out of Raleigh, North Carolina, has announced a new partnership with American Health Imaging (AHI).

Is Apple eyeing healthcare AI? Big money seems to think so

International investment firm Morgan Stanley believes odds are strong that Apple will become a major player in healthcare AI, according to an article published Sept. 16 in AppleInsider.

Economics

Proposed HHS budget would close NINR, cut nursing programs

Family of heart patient who died awarded $45M after suing health system for negligence

Leaked HHS budget reveals 30% cuts, elimination of many core services

RadNet leaders discuss rationale behind blockbuster $103M iCAD AI acquisition

Interventional radiologists ‘markedly’ increase billing for nonprocedural work, despite drop in overall doc count