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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Congressional Medicare advisors recommend tying radiologist pay increases to inflation

The American Medical Association this week criticized cuts to physician pay, while Medicare Advantage plans are slated to see a 4.33% boost. 

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Private equity firm PSG invests $80M in radiology vendor Core Sound Imaging

Its flagship product is the Studycast imaging workflow platform, which CSI billed as “more than a picture archiving and communication system." 

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FTC, DOJ and HHS release report warning of private equity consolidation in healthcare

The agencies said private equity firms are rolling up healthcare sectors through serialized purchases that fly under the radar of regulators, creating an unsustainable level of consolidation. 

How radiologists can help tackle the rad tech ‘workforce crisis’

Indiana University radiologists explore how 1 organization lost 80% of its sonographers in a month, detailing 3 ways peers can avoid such a situation in their own organizations. 

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New radiology research highlights inherent ‘unfairness’ in RVU system

Some CPT billing code descriptions leave ambiguity as to the number of image views involved in an exam, resulting in variability in interpretation times.  

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Private equity-backed Capitol Imaging acquires 7 outpatient centers in Gulf Coast

The Metairie, Louisiana-based radiology group is acquiring Houston MRI & Diagnostic Imaging, ballooning its center total to 48 across five states. 

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GE HealthCare signs $1B imaging AI deal with 1 of nation’s largest nonprofits

The collaboration is with Sacramento-based Sutter Health, which operates 24 acute care hospitals across California, employing over 29,000 clinicians. 

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Q&A: Vulnerable patients hit hardest by anesthesia reimbursement cuts

Tracy Young, CRNA, vice president at the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, details the ongoing fight between providers and insurers over how anesthesiologists get paid.