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.

Patients making under $50K are less likely to have claim denials reversed, study shows
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts and the University of Toronto found that racial minorities were less likely to have a medical insurance claim appeal approved, as were men more broadly.
Radiology societies urge commercial payers to update coverage for key interventional procedure
A total of 10 professional associations—also representing pain medicine, anesthesia and rehab specialists—recently messaged more than a dozen payers across the U.S.
Judge triples damages in antitrust lawsuit, ordering Johnson & Johnson MedTech to pay $442M
A bad outcome for Johnson & Johnson MedTech just got worse. A jury previously ordered the company to pay $147M, but the new total is $442M.
Insurer illegally forcing women to pay for breast imaging, class action lawsuit contends
Lauren Moody and her attorneys believe the damages against Oscar Health could climb to $30M when factoring in interest, attorney fees and fines.
Private equity firm mulls taking radiology group public via IPO after ‘failed’ sale
London-based private equity firm Permira has been trying to sell I-MED Radiology for months, but recently ran into a snag with potential buyer Stonepeak.

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Physician-founded radiology AI startup deepc balloons fundraising total to $30M

Founded in 2019, the company sells an artificial intelligence platform called deepcOS, offering third-party solutions across 60 clinical indications.

After IPO fails, imaging agent developer Telix Pharmaceuticals raises $429M via debt

The Melbourne, Australia-based radiopharmaceutical firm plans to use the proceeds to accelerate development of products in its theranostics portfolio.

Wealthiest cardiologists tend to be men—least wealthy tend to be women

While 16% of male cardiologists have a net worth of more than $5 million, the same is true for just 6% of female cardiologists.

Magenta Medical, an Israeli healthcare technology company, has closed a funding round worth $105 million.

Medical device company raises another $105M for new-look heart pump

Magenta Medical plans to use some of the new financing to secure FDA approval for its Elevate LVAD. Novo Holdings, the controlling shareholder of international healthcare company Novo Nordisk, led the funding round.

Physicians collect $13B in payment perks from industry sources, but only 3% goes to radiologists

Members of the specialty received over 452,000 such payments for a total of $357 million between 2017-2022, experts wrote in Clinical Imaging.

Radiologist loses appeal in case claiming former practice wrongfully terminated him in violation of FMLA

Jason M. Browning, MD, worked for Bay Radiology Associates in Florida for a decade, but problems emerged at the group after Hurricane Michael in 2018.

Imaging among the categories seeing greatest 2-year decline in private equity deals

The Pitchbook analysis also charted similar PE ownership downturns in other healthcare categories such as skilled nursing and hospitals.

Radiology experts recommend ‘expenditure mapping’ as path to addressing rising imaging costs

UNC Health undertook this exercise with a focus on pediatric diagnostics, according to a study published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

Economics

Patients making under $50K are less likely to have claim denials reversed, study shows

Radiology societies urge commercial payers to update coverage for key interventional procedure

Judge triples damages in antitrust lawsuit, ordering Johnson & Johnson MedTech to pay $442M

Insurer illegally forcing women to pay for breast imaging, class action lawsuit contends

Private equity firm mulls taking radiology group public via IPO after ‘failed’ sale