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.

Rhode Island Medical Imaging announces acquisition of Radiology Associates

Rhode Island Medical Imaging (RIMI), a network of private imaging facilities founded in 1943, has acquired Radiology Associates, the company announced this week.

October 21, 2015

Dual-energy CT: Is it what the doctor ordered for the cost-conscious community hospital?

Sponsored by Hitachi Healthcare Americas

A hospital seeking to replace CT technology that does not meet the XR-29 standard has a wide range of slice counts and capabilities to consider, all the way up to state-of-the-art—but pricey—dual energy CT (DECT).

October 21, 2015

AmSurg makes $7.8 billion proposal to merge with TeamHealth

AmSurg, a Nashville, Tenn.-based operator of ambulatory surgery centers, has announced a $7.8 billion proposal to merge with TeamHealth in a stock-and-cash deal that would result in 50/50 ownership. According to AmSurg, the merger would create a network of more than 1,200 healthcare facilities and approximately 20,000 clinicians. 

October 20, 2015

RadNet acquires New York-based Diagnostic Imaging Group for $56.7 million

RadNet, one of the country’s largest operators of outpatient imaging centers, has announced that it acquired Diagnostic Imaging Group (DIG) for approximately $56.7 million and 1.5 million shares of RadNet stock. 

October 20, 2015

GE Healthcare’s 3Q profit down 10 percent

General Electric released its third-quarter earnings last week, and numbers show that GE Healthcare’s profit and revenue are both down compared to 2014. 

October 19, 2015

Carestream Health, Premier agree to new three-year purchasing contract

Carestream Health has a new three-year purchasing contract with the healthcare improvement company Premier.

October 19, 2015

IBM completes $1 billion acquisition of Merge Healthcare

IBM announced this week that the company has officially completed its $1 billion acquisition of Merge Healthcare. 

October 14, 2015

Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation acquires Olea Medical SA

Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation has completed its acquisition of software application manufacturer Olea Medical SA, the company announced this week. The final step was gaining approval of the deal from the French Ministry of Economy. 

October 14, 2015

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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