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.

Money

No more surprise billing? Startup lets patients name their own prices for imaging services

A new healthcare startup, New York City-based Medmo, has launched a platform that allows patients to name their own price for various imaging services, including MRIs and CT scans.

July 12, 2018

RSNA R&E Foundation awarding $4M in funding in 2018

The RSNA Research and Education (R&E) Foundation announced Wednesday, July 11, that it is awarding $4 million in grants in 2018.

July 11, 2018

Video game company raises $12.7M for breast cancer research in 2 weeks

Blizzard Entertainment, an Irvine, California-based video game company, announced this week that it has raised $12.7 million for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation during its Pink Mercy charity campaign.

July 11, 2018
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Radiology Partners announces partnership with West Houston Radiology

Radiology Partners has announced a new partnership with West Houston Radiology in Houston.

July 10, 2018

MITA: Trump administration’s new tariffs will harm U.S. economy; medical imaging equipment should be exempt

The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has asked the U.S. government to establish a “timely and robust” process that could exempt medical imaging equipment from tariffs on Chinese products that went into effect July 6.

July 9, 2018
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It’s official: U.S. puts first tariffs into effect on Chinese products, including medical imaging equipment

On Friday, July 6, tariffs on $34 billion worth of products imported from China—including x-ray, CT and MRI equipment—officially went into effect. Tariffs on another $16 billion worth of products are expected to kick in in a matter of weeks.

July 6, 2018

How risk-based breast cancer screening could cut costs, reduce overdiagnosis

Breast cancer screening programs could reduce both costs and overdiagnosis by focusing on at-risk women, according to a new study published by JAMA Oncology.

July 5, 2018

Patient refuses to pay for pricey CT scan he expected insurance to cover

Jimmie Taggart went to North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point, Mississippi, complaining about severe back pain. When his doctor recommended an abdominal CT scan to confirm he had kidney stones, however, he wouldn’t agree to the procedure. He was afraid of how much it would cost.

July 3, 2018

Around the web

"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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