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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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. 

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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.  

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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.  

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Billionaire ‘Shark Tank’ entrepreneur Mark Cuban comments on price variation in radiology: ‘It’s insane’

Physician and blogger James V. O'leary, MD, started the conversation after using the online transparency tool Radiology Assist to shop for a CT scan. 

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Rad Partners affiliate Empire State Radiology inks deal with 365-bed hospital

Mountainside Medical Center in North Jersey is tapping the 40-physician imaging group for both on-site and remote radiology services.

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GE HealthCare to acquire AI business from ultrasound firm for $51M, plus more vendor news

Also, Hologic expected to generate $800M in free cash flow, full-body MRI startup raises $27M, and the FDA clears solutions from Hyperfine, Subtle Medical and Positrigo. 

Cordis has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its new MYNX Control Venous Vascular Closure Device (VCD) for 6F-12F access sites. The company hopes to launch the newly approved extravascular closure device in the months ahead.

Cordis gains FDA approval for new closure device, inks pricing deal with Premier

The newly approved extravascular closure device was designed for procedures with access sites from 6 to 12 French. It uses the same proprietary GRIP technology found in other Cordis interventional devices.

How the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule could impact nuclear cardiology

The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology explored some key points included in the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule.