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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Imaging alliance wants CMS policies to encourage adoption, promote access to radiology AI

The advocate outlined its feedback on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s 21st Century Cures 2.0 draft legislation in a letter shared recently.

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American Medical Association approves 1st artificial intelligence CPT code specific to radiology

The "industry milestone" will help radiologists spot incidental vertebral compression fractures during chest CT exams.

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Radiology ranks tops among specialties with physicians worth more than $5M

Imaging providers ranked only behind internal medicine physicians and tied with cardiology and orthopedic docs, according to a survey from Medscape.

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Radiology provider Akumin to acquire Alliance Healthcare Services for $820M

The publicly traded, Florida-based imaging center operator is making a play into oncology and other rad-related services with the blockbuster deal. 

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Radiology resident will appeal judge’s decision to reverse $2.75M racial discrimination ruling

Baiywo Rop, MD, alleges AdventHealth terminated him for racially motivated reasons and his attorney says there was plenty of supporting evidence, adding the judge "disregarded" the will of jurors.

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Outpatient imaging provider Akumin partnering with Philips to tackle radiology pain points

Akumin will deploy Philips' new workflow technology across its freestanding imaging center enterprise, which currently includes 134 locations, the pair said.

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Judge rules radiology resident’s firing wasn’t racially motivated, reversing jury’s $2.75M decision

Florida Circuit Judge Kevin Weiss on Friday said AdventHealth provided legitimate and non-discriminatory reasons for firing the early-career provider.

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Radiology malpractice cases most often involve cancer-related diagnostic errors

While just under 4% of all imaging is oncologic, about 44% of radiologic cases involving a disputed diagnosis are related to the deadly disease, experts explained in JACR.

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Positron, a New York-based nuclear imaging company, will now provide Upbeat Cardiology Solutions with advanced PET/CT systems and services. 

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

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