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 ranked as one of the best paying jobs in Canada

Working in radiology is one of the best paying jobs in all of Canada, according to a recent analysis from University Magazine.

September 6, 2018

Spatial access to lung CTs in the US: 3 key takeaways

Most smokers in the United States live within 15 miles of a CT facility, according to research published this week in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, but the 20 percent who don’t could offer insight into boosting lung cancer screening rates and lowering death counts.

September 4, 2018

Swiss medical equipment startup raises more than $14M to roll out imaging solution

Pristem, a Swiss medical equipment startup, announced this week that it has closed a round of financing worth $14.4 million (CHF 14 million).

August 31, 2018

Researchers receive $3.8M to study brain imaging of young adults with suicidal thoughts

Researchers have received a $3.8 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to use brain imaging and machine learning techniques to examine how suicidal thinking affects the brain.

August 31, 2018
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Semi-retired radiologist gaining recognition for his unique art

Paul M. Silverman, MD, is a semi-retired diagnostic radiologist gaining attention for an unexpected reason: his art.

August 31, 2018

35% of Americans have been surprised by an imaging bill

Fifty-seven percent of adults in the United States have received a surprise medical bill for services they thought would be covered by their insurance, according to a new survey from NORC at the University of Chicago. For 35 percent of adults, that surprise bill was for imaging services.

August 31, 2018

Alliance HealthCare finalizes partnership deal with Northeast Radiology

On Aug. 29, California-based Alliance HealthCare Services announced it had finalized a partnership agreement with Northeast Radiology, an imaging practice with five locations in Connecticut and New York.

August 30, 2018

Judge rejects plea to amend $15M radiology medical malpractice suit award

An Indiana jury's medical malpractice verdict of $15 million awarded to a woman in June will stay, after her stage 4 rectal cancer went undetected on a CT scan. The defendant, the Center for Diagnostic Imaging of Carmel (CDI), was denied a reduction or amendment to the original judgement by Southern District of Indiana Chief Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson.

August 30, 2018

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"This was an unneeded burden, which was solely adding to the administrative hassles of medicine," said American Society of Nuclear Cardiology President Larry Phillips.

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

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

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