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.

Technologist fired after using racial slur during disagreement

A technologist at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, has been fired for using a racial slur Aug. 11 at a local donut shop.

August 13, 2018

AI startup DiA Imaging Analysis raises $5M to grow business, expand portfolio

DiA Imaging Analysis, a Be'er Sheva, Israel-based startup focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and medical imaging, announced this week that it has closed a $5 million round of funding.

August 10, 2018

Former breast cancer center business manager gets 33 months in prison after stealing nearly $200k

The former business manager of a breast cancer center has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for wire fraud and tax fraud, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph.

August 9, 2018

Kansas City-based United Imaging Consultants joins Strategic Radiology

Strategic Radiology announced Thursday, Aug. 9, that Kansas City, Kansas-based United Imaging Consultants (UIC) has joined the company’s coalition of private practice radiologists.

August 9, 2018
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Tariffs on another $16B worth of Chinese products now official—what’s next for this ongoing trade war?

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has announced that the U.S. government’s previously announced second round of tariffs on Chinese imports—impacting approximately $16 billion worth of products—is now official.

August 8, 2018

Radiation oncology fellows more likely to hold academic positions than residency grads

Most radiation oncology fellows will go on to hold jobs in academic radiology, according to a report published this week in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics. And more than a third of trainees in pediatrics or brachytherapy go on to hold jobs where those fellowship skills aren’t valued.

August 8, 2018

Radiologist denied new trial in ongoing employment dispute

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has denied a radiologist’s request for a new trial over an ongoing dispute with a former employer.

August 7, 2018

Charity auctions off lunch with Gwyneth Paltrow for breast cancer research, raises $1.4M total

The Hamptons Paddle & Party for Pink, an annual fundraiser that includes both an early-morning paddle board race and an elegant party, occurred Saturday, Aug. 4, raising $1.4 million for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

August 6, 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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