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.

Great Lakes Medical Imaging expanding along with Erie County Medical Center

Great Lakes Medical Imaging, a private radiology practice with offices throughout Western New York, is expanding thanks in part to a contract with Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) in Buffalo, N.Y. 

September 21, 2015

Report shows Hologic leading 3D tomosynthesis market

Hologic continues to lead the 3D tomosynthesis marketplace as both Siemens and GE attempt to catch up, according to a new report from research and insights firm KLAS. 

September 16, 2015

Ohio imaging groups to close as radiologists move to Columbus Radiology

Columbus Radiology is scheduled to begin providing imaging services to Mercy Health-Cincinnati hospitals on Sept. 29, and the move has already had significant implications throughout Ohio. 

September 16, 2015

Del Medical, Premier reach agreement on custom pricing

Del Medical, a medical imaging company with headquarters in Harrison, N.Y., announced a new agreement this week with the healthcare improvement company Premier.  

September 15, 2015

Public hearing on balance billing scheduled in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller announced last week that her department will hold a public hearing about balance billing on Oct. 1.

September 15, 2015

Delphinus Medical Technologies raises over $39 million in capital

Delphinus Medical Technologies, a breast ultrasound technology company, announced this week that it raised over $39 million in a venture capital round.

September 10, 2015

Sectra announces over $26 million in net sales for Q1

Medical IT and technology company Sectra has announced its earnings for the first quarter of the 2015/2016 fiscal year, including $26.75 million in net sales, up almost 6 percent from the previous year.  

September 9, 2015

Big deals in a busy August

So much for a summer lull. Some of the biggest names in healthcare made big moves this month, announcing major acquisitions and partnerships that will reshape markets and lead to some pretty intriguing improvements for patient care.

September 1, 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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