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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Fresh off her Senate confirmation, imaging group asks new CMS chief for help in post-COVID recovery

MITA addressed a 9-page letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, following her recent confirmation as the first Black woman to lead the trillion-dollar agency.

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American College of Radiology's top 3 priorities for its upcoming day on Capitol Hill

The imaging advocate provided draft documents and other resources for its more than 350 members expected to meet with Congressional leaders on Wednesday.

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Most hospitals fail online price transparency check—particularly for shoppable imaging services

Pricing for exams such as brain MRI, screening mammography, and head CT without contrast proved more difficult to track down compared to medications and lab testing.

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Patients question radiology provider's billing practices after receiving notices from collections

Englewood, Colorado-based Radiology Imaging Associates says it has identified a software error likely responsible for the issue and is working to make corrections.

The high price of consolidation: Spike in imaging volumes pushing Medicare costs up $40M

The findings shared Monday in Health Affairs add to mounting evidence linking vertical integration to higher spending, a trend that's likely to increase in the coming years.

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Radiology group asks lung cancer screening centers for help persuading insurers to update exam coverage

The American College of Radiology has provided a form letter for organizations to send to state and local private insurers.

Total knee AI/AR cleared for sales in the US

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to a French startup for surgery software that combines AI with augmented reality and computer vision.

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Radiology improvement program yields $42M in potential revenue gains

Stanford radiologists detailed their 52in52 initiative in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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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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