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.

ASTRO receives VA contract to develop cancer therapy quality measures

“This pioneering effort leverages evidence-based guidelines and the consensus of medical experts in a new and powerful way to optimize care for military veterans,” said Theodore L. DeWeese, MD, chair of ASTRO's board.

February 13, 2020

330-plus medical organizations urge Congress to reverse proposed $3B cut to NIH budget

The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research, which includes the American College of Radiology and Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, is pushing for a bump to the institute's budget.

February 13, 2020
Price transparency study in radiology

Hospital’s limited transparency makes it ‘difficult if not impossible’ to estimate out-of-pocket imaging costs

Researchers analyzed chargemasters and websites for the top-20 ranked U.S. academic hospitals and determined most are doing the bare minimum to offer digestible pricing information to patients.

February 3, 2020
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Imaging giant Philips eyes exit from $2.5B appliance business to focus on healthcare

Officials noted that the product line is no longer seen as a "strategic fit" for the Amsterdam-based company. 

January 29, 2020

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative pledges $1.3M toward biomedical imaging research

An organization founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan has dedicated more than $1 million to an international coalition of imaging centers and their mission to advance health knowledge.

January 28, 2020
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Radiologist dodges malpractice suit, attorney must pay $1.2M for mishandling case

Della Gallegos had brain scans completed in 2006, but a radiologist did not spot her tumor at the time. Years later, the patient sued her legal representation after he failed to file a lawsuit against the the imaging expert in a timely manner. 

January 27, 2020

Chuck Norris’ gadolinium lawsuit against Bracco dismissed

Norris filed the suit against the manufacturer in November 2017, alleging his wife Gena suffered severe side effects from the contrast agent. 

January 17, 2020

Lawmakers sign permanent repeal of 2.3% medical device tax

Trump signed the tax away last month, putting an end to the levy that was expected to cost up to $24 billion over 10 years.

December 20, 2019

Around the web

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

"I see, at least for the next decade, this being a SPECT and PET world, not one or the other," explained Tim Bateman, MD.

The FDA-approved technology developed by HeartFlow can predict a patient's long-term risk of target vessel failure as well as more invasive treatments performed inside a cath lab. 

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