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.

Private equity firm jumps into vascular health with new investment
Vascular Technology, first founded 40 years ago, is planning on using the new funds to grow and expand its portfolio.
Female heart surgeons take home much lower salaries
Both base salaries and total compensation are consistently lower for women than men, according to new survey data. The disparities in cardiac surgery are often worse than those found in other healthcare specialties.
El Paso’s Desert Imaging acquired by private equity-backed radiology company
Panos Partners-backed Diagnostic Imaging Centers of Texas now offers radiology services at 23 locations in five markets following the deal.
AMA leader outlines major threats facing U.S. healthcare: Payment cuts, AI denials, immigration bottlenecks and corporate takeovers
American Medical Association Board Trustee Scott Ferguson, MD, FACR, a diagnostic radiologist, explains the urgent need for Medicare payment reform, concerns about Trump administration public health policy, insurance prior authorization, medical student immigration and the rapid growth of private equity ownership of physicians.
Radiologists call for ‘urgent’ update to payer policy they say is based on bogus info
The Society of Interventional Radiology and five additional doc groups recently voiced their displeasure in a letter to Elevance Health.

Siemens receives FDA clearance for two new CT systems

Both are aimed at bolstering radiation therapy planning, the company announced on Wednesday, Dec. 11.

Middle-income countries shoulder the bulk of Europe’s CVD burden

A report published in the European Heart Journal Dec. 10 suggests middle-income countries in Europe suffer most heavily from CVD morbidity and mortality.

ACR concerned surprise medical billing plan would grant insurers too much sway

"Placing unfettered power in these occurrences in the hands of insurers would impact access to care that neither patients, providers or the government will be happy with," said CEO William Thorwarth, MD.

Philips, Paige announce new AI collaboration

Royal Philips and Paige, a New York-based healthcare startup, are working together to put AI in the hands of pathologists.

Agfa announces plans to sell its EHR line for more than $1B

Clinical healthcare software firm Dedalus has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Agfa’s ORBIS EHR line and other related integrated-care products.

Department of Defense approves DBT screening for TRICARE beneficiaries

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Thomas McCaffery noted that he could only provide provisional coverage at this time until federal regulations recommend DBT for breast cancer screening.

Family sues North Carolina Children’s after toddler dies post-heart surgery

The parents of a toddler who died two months after undergoing heart surgery at North Carolina Children’s Hospital are suing the Chapel Hill institution for failing to disclose issues within its pediatric heart surgery program.

Financial incentive scheme led more UK doctors to deem AFib patients ‘cured’

A performance-related financial incentive scheme for general practitioners in the U.K. led to a nearly five-fold increase in the number of heart patients doctors said had been “cured” of atrial fibrillation, according to a recent analysis.

Economics

Private equity firm jumps into vascular health with new investment

Female heart surgeons take home much lower salaries

El Paso’s Desert Imaging acquired by private equity-backed radiology company

AMA leader outlines major threats facing U.S. healthcare: Payment cuts, AI denials, immigration bottlenecks and corporate takeovers

Radiologists call for ‘urgent’ update to payer policy they say is based on bogus info