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.

Noted radiologist partners with urology practice coalition, expanding access to IR services nationwide
The Urology Management Alliance is teaming with IR Centers, a platform company dedicated to offering minimally invasive procedures in outpatient settings.
11% of U.S. adults were uninsured in 2024, Census data shows
Newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows most Americans still rely on work for their health coverage, with 53.8% of insured Americans receiving coverage through their employer.
Medicare has denied $16M worth of radiology artificial intelligence claims
The federal payment program first started paying for AI in 2018 and has denied about 53% of claims (or 53,857) submitted by radiologists since then, experts detail in JACR.
Lantheus misled investors about blockbuster imaging agent, class action lawsuit claims
Plaintiff attorneys claim the Massachusetts-based company shattered the competitive position of Pylarify, a PET imaging agent for prostate cancer.
American College of Radiology touts key imaging provisions in House spending bill
"We urge Congress to pass final legislation that reflects this approach and retains ACR-backed provisions that can save lives," CEO Dana Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, said Sept. 10.

Grand Traverse Radiologists joins Strategic Radiology’s growing private practice coalition

This marks SR’s third member in the Great Lakes State, joining Advanced Radiology Services and Huron Valley Radiology, and 42nd overall.

Siemens Healthineers finalizes $223M purchase of Novartis’ imaging unit

The Erlangen, Germany-based manufacturer believes the addition will complement its network of 47 PET radiopharmacies concentrated in the U.S., adding over a dozen new sites.

Radiology vendor Visage Imaging scores $210M deal with large hospital system

The enterprise imaging deal is with 93-hospital Trinity Health, which wants to transition from nine legacy PACS to one unified system.

RSNA Board member Richard Heller, MD, explains issues with Medicare reinburements and the No Surprises Act and Congressional actions that may fix both.

Key Medicare reimbursement and No Surprises Act updates from RSNA 2024

Richard Heller III, MD, RSNA board member and senior VP of policy at Radiology Partners, offers an overview of policies in Congress that are directly impacting imaging.

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Insulet wins $452M in lawsuit against rivals over medical device trade secrets

Insulet accused multiple parties, including a rival CEO, of working together to copy its insulin pump technology and bring a "clone product" to market.

Acutus Medical, the California-based healthcare technology company focused on electrophysiology devices, has announced significant downsizing that will cut its workforce by approximately 70%. The goal of the move is to focus exclusively on manufacturing and distributing left-heart access devices as part of a distribution deal with Medtronic that was first signed in 2022.

Medical device company cuts 70% of staff in push to meet Medtronic obligations

California-based Acutus Medical has said its ongoing agreement to manufacture and distribute left-heart access devices for Medtronic is the company's only source of revenue.

Women who pay for mammography AI see higher cancer detection rates. But is this extra charge ethical?

RadNet Inc. presented new research at RSNA 2024, showing that women who paid $40 for an AI add-on experienced a 21% higher breast cancer detection rate.

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Imaging AI vendor Cleerly raises $106M in Series C funding

Founded in 2017, the Denver-based company offers an artificial intelligence solution that analyzes coronary CT angiography images for signs of heart disease.

Economics

Noted radiologist partners with urology practice coalition, expanding access to IR services nationwide

11% of U.S. adults were uninsured in 2024, Census data shows

Medicare has denied $16M worth of radiology artificial intelligence claims

Lantheus misled investors about blockbuster imaging agent, class action lawsuit claims

American College of Radiology touts key imaging provisions in House spending bill