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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CDI to partner with Washington's Belladonna Breast Imaging Center

The Center for Diagnostic Imaging (CDI) announced a new partnership with Bellevue, Washington-based Belladonna Breast Imaging Center (BBIC).

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Radiologist ranked as one of the best paying jobs in Canada

Working in radiology is one of the best paying jobs in all of Canada, according to a recent analysis from University Magazine.

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Lauterbur, 'Father of the MRI,’ honored by New York university

Stony Brook University in New York will display a plaque posthumously honoring Paul Lauterbur, MD, whose work led to the development of the MRI, in its new engineering building. The university also named a campus street after the late chemist, according to a news release.

UK's NHS spent $150M outsourcing imaging scans to manage radiologist shortage

Last year, the NHS spent $150 million outsourcing patient scans to cope with the radiologist shortage, according to a 2017 clinical radiology U.K. workforce census report released Wednesday, Sept. 5, by the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR).

Blood-testing company Theranos—once worth $9B—to dissolve

Theranos, the company that claimed it could test for a variety of medical conditions with a single drop of blood, is officially dissolving.

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Electronic device used to detect, treat epileptic seizures in mice

Researchers are hoping an electronic device used to detect, stop and prevent epileptic seizures in mice can be used to treat other neurological disorders, according to a study published in Science Advances.

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Spatial access to lung CTs in the US: 3 key takeaways

Most smokers in the United States live within 15 miles of a CT facility, according to research published this week in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, but the 20 percent who don’t could offer insight into boosting lung cancer screening rates and lowering death counts.

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Swiss medical equipment startup raises more than $14M to roll out imaging solution

Pristem, a Swiss medical equipment startup, announced this week that it has closed a round of financing worth $14.4 million (CHF 14 million).