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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Weighing whether to work for a venture capital-backed radiology practice

Corporate employment can offer physicians or doc groups benefits such as eliminating administrative and back-office concerns, but also headaches. 

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Nanox in direct contact with FDA reviewers as startup negotiates approval of novel imaging system

The Israel-based firm has been working for months to gain clearance for technology it believes will disrupt radiology with a fresh take on legacy X-ray scans. 

COVID lockdown reopening

Hospital changes operating structure, name of imaging center to reduce patient rates

Hastings Medical Imaging formerly functioned as a hospital department but will now act independently, allowing leaders to adjust costs.

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Walmart may be scaling back ambitious plans to expand into imaging and other healthcare services

The Arkansas-based retail giant had hoped to open 4,000 clinics by 2029, offering x-rays and diagnostics, but appears to be pumping the brakes.

2021 road ahead

From volume ups and downs to site-neutral payment, 2021’s top 11 radiology trends to watch

Alliance Healthcare Radiology recently detailed its biggest developments to follow in the specialty, covering mobile imaging, partnerships, AI and workplace culture. 

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Radiology practice bolsters bottom line by pushing benefits specialists to the forefront

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia believes more patients are choosing their imaging services because of recent cost transparency efforts.

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Siemens scores regulatory approval for $16.4B acquisition of Varian Medical Systems

The Germany-based imaging giant is promising its equipment will work with rival's products in exchange for the determination, officials announced. 

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Hitachi sets March closing date for $1B sale of imaging assets to rival Fujifilm

Both had publicly discussed the transaction as far back as December 2019, but COVID-19 put the blockbuster deal on hold. 

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Cardiovascular Business
Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

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.

Cardiovascular Business
‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

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.

Cardiovascular Business
GE HealthCare moves PET/CT scanner production to United States

The all-in-one Omni Legend PET/CT scanner is now being manufactured in a new production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin.