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 settles with state following failed mammogram readings

Former Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center radiologist Mark F. Guilfoyle, MD, reached a settlement with the New Hampshire state Board of Medicine following his failure to detect evidence of breast cancer in multiple patients, according to the New Hampshire Union Leader.

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3D printed models can cut downstream costs for health systems

Three-dimensional (3D) printed anatomic models—often derived from medical images—can be used during patients' operative care to save health systems substantial downstream costs, according to a new analysis published in Academic Radiology.

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Lawsuit accuses ProScan of misdiagnosing patient MRI scans

“If these millions of MRIs were re-read by board-certified radiologists, the true scale of this tragedy would become clear,” according to the lawsuit reported on by WCPO Cincinnati.

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ASRT comments on imaging licensure bill in Pennsylvania

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) released a statement Sep. 12, announcing their support of a new bill that would create regulations and licensure for medical imaging and radiation professionals.

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ASTRO issues new guidance for pancreatic cancer

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has updated its recommendations for using radiation therapy to treat patients with diagnosed pancreatic cancer.

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Productivity up, compensation down for diagnostic radiology in 2018

A new survey from AMGA found that physician compensation increased in 2018, but diagnostic radiologists didn’t experience that same bump.

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ACR submits comments supporting Patients Over Paperwork initiative

The American College of Radiology (ACR) submitted comments Aug. 12 to CMS indicating its support for reducing administrative burden through the Patients over Paperwork initiative.

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NIH awards $47M for imaging study investigating lifestyle changes and brain health

The U.S. National Institute on Aging (NIA) has awarded a five-year $47 million grant to the University of California, Berkeley to incorporate imaging into an ongoing study investigating whether lifestyle changes can help protect against dementia.

Around the web

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.