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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RadNet seeing an uptick in radiology M&A, hospital joint-venture interest as COVID crisis cools

The investor-owned, Los Angeles-based giant said it’s also seeing imaging volumes rebound in many of its core markets.

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COVID-19 pandemic pushes back Fujifilm’s $1.6B purchase of rival Hitachi’s imaging line

The Japanese photocopier and camera-making giant had originally hoped to seal the deal with its Tokyo-based rival in July. 

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Pandemic may produce ‘surge’ of private equity purchases in medicine, radiology expert warns

That’s according to a new opinion piece, published recently in the Journal of the American College of Radiology

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Why the pandemic may be hitting female radiologists harder, and how hospitals and practices can counter

A recent study in JACR explored how video conferencing’s growing popularity in the profession may be having a negative impact on women. 

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Radiologists earn 81% of their potential bonus on average, more than most physicians

The majority of rads collect their entire incentive payment, but the next highest proportion only achieved 25% of their bonus or less, according to the 2020 Medscape Radiologist Compensation Report. 

Outpatient imaging suffers massive declines at mega hospital system located in COVID epicenter

Investigators from Northwell Health hope such data could prove pivotal in making a case for further relief from federal and state governments. 

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One state’s hospitals saw $650M drop in revenue, with radiology cancellations a key factor

New Jersey providers have been beset by a double whammy of financial challenges during the pandemic, with hospital expenses also increasing by $214 million per month. 

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Pandemic-induced economic recession will likely hinder radiologist recruitment for years

Such was the case in 2009, when the Great Recession brought about a “protracted, seven-year struggle” to recruit medical students into the specialty, experts wrote in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. 

Around the web

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.

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