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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RadNet acquires Medical Arts Radiology

RadNet has announced the acquisition of Medical Arts Radiology, the owner of ten imaging centers on Long Island. At present, RadNet operates more than 300 centers across the nation.

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Authentic4D announces $5M in funding

Authentic4D, a Detroit, Michigan-based company focused on medical imaging review technology, announced this week that it has raised $5 million to enhance its analytics platform. The funds will also go toward expanding the company’s sales and service capabilities.

TCT.18: Cardiologists mull TAVR volume thresholds, access concerns

With CMS set to release a new National Coverage Determination (NCD) for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) next June, researchers at TCT 2018 weighed in on what the new procedural volume thresholds should look like.

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Authentic4D raises $5M to grow business

Authentic4D, a Detroit-based company focused on medical imaging review technology, announced this week that it has raised $5 million to enhance its analytics platform. The funds will also go toward expanding the company’s sales and service capabilities.

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Top OHSU cardiologist resigns from leadership role after transplant program crumbles

Sanjiv Kaul, MD, director of the Knight Cardiovascular Institute at Oregon Health and Science University, announced he’ll be stepping down from his leadership role by the end of this year following the disassembly of the university’s heart transplant team a month ago. Kaul is expected to remain at OHSU, but will focus solely on research. 

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Diagnostic imaging facility operator indicted for $284M in fraud

Sam Sarkis Solakyan, the owner and operator of diagnostic imaging facilities across California, was arrested on Sept. 26 for fraud—including conspiracy to commit honest services mail fraud and health care fraud.

California vetoes breast and ovarian cancer screening bill

California Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed the state’s breast and ovarian cancer screening legislation, AB 2342.

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Did the HRRP lower readmissions at the cost of patient safety? The debate continues

The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) has successfully slashed readmissions for heart failure, acute MI (AMI) and pneumonia without causing mortality increases, according to an analysis of Medicare data published in JAMA Network Open. But the author of an accompanying editorial isn’t convinced the results are so positive.