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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Failing to provide bystander CPR legally riskier than performing the act

Bystanders of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests are more likely to face legal consequences for delaying or failing to provide CPR than for damages incurred during a resuscitation attempt.

Rising BP, cholesterol rates could cost millennials another $4.5K per year

An increase in the proportion of millennials with chronic health conditions like high blood pressure, high cholesterol and depression could cost the U.S. economy in a big way, the Daily Mail reported Nov. 7.

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PathAI raises $75M for development of cancer therapies

PathAI, a Boston-based AI technology company focused on pathology solutions, announced it has raised $75 million in Series B funding.

How moving CV care to the home could ease a period of economic transition in healthcare

Medicine is moving farther from its fee-for-service roots and closer to more individualized, value-based care—a phenomenon that could benefit a growing number of home-based care programs, according to data presented at MedAxiom’s CV Transforum.

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Philips recalls gamma camera due to fears it may crush patients

The Food & Drug Administration issued a recall on Philips’ Forte Gamma Camera System Monday, Nov. 4, saying it could cause serious injury or possibly death.  

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3 ways ‘Medicare for All’ could benefit CV research

The notion of a single-payer health system has been central to the 2020 presidential election, dominating much of the news cycle in recent months. According to an editorial published Nov. 4, that could be a good thing for physicians.

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CMS 2020 payment rules draw cheers, disappointment across radiology

The ACR was "disappointed" in the final rules, while SNMMI said the changes were "good news" for nuclear medicine.

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CMS rule expands coverage of PCI at ambulatory centers

CMS has finalized a rule that states, come Jan. 1, it will begin paying for certain PCIs performed at ambulatory surgical centers in the U.S.