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.

Report: Lexmark now considering divestiture after lack of interest from buyers

Lexmark International Inc. is exploring the possibility of divesting its assets and selling its software and hardware business separately, according to an article published online by Reuters.

iCAD acquires VuCOMP’s cancer detection portfolio

iCAD, a Nashua, N.H.-based cancer detection and radiation therapy technology company, announced this week that it has completed its acquisition of the VuCOMP cancer detection portfolio. 

Sectra acquires medical IT company RxEye AB

Sectra, an international medical IT and technology company, announced earlier this week the acquisition of Swedish medical IT company RxEye AB. The deal was financed using Sectra’s own funding and finalized on Dec. 30, 2015.

Digirad closes DMS Health acquisition

Digirad Corporation, a Suwanee, Ga.-based developer and manufacturer of diagnostic imaging systems, announced this week that it has officially closed its acquisition of DMS Health Technologies. The deal, first announced back in October 2015, was for $36 million. 

Rapid Radiology acquires AMI

Rapid Radiology, a Lakeway, Texas-based radiology and telemedicine company, has announced the acquisition of Advanced Medical Imaging & Teleradiology (AMI). The terms of the deal were not made public. 

Report: After accounting scandal, Toshiba looks to sell medical equipment business

According to a recent report, Toshiba is considering selling its medical equipment business subsidiary, Toshiba Medical Systems Corp., to Fujifilm Holdings.

Sectra strikes deal to provide cloud services to Swedish county's health centers

Sectra, the international medical IT and technology company, has signed a multi-year contract with Norrbottens Läns Landsting (NLL), a county council in Sweden, to provide its cloud services for handling radiology images and patient information.

Academy of Radiology Research thanks Congress for increase in funding

The $1.1 trillion spending bill passed by Congress last week has earned high marks from numerous imaging societies, including the American College of Radiology and Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance. Now, the Academy of Radiology Research has also shown its support for the bill, applauding the $16.8 million increase in funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). 

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Prior to the final proposal’s release, the American College of Radiology reached out to CMS to offer its recommendations on payment rates for five out of the six the new codes.

“Before these CPT codes there was no real acknowledgment of the additional burden borne by the providers who accepted these patients."

The new images were captured at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility using hierarchical phase-contrast tomography. One specialist called them "Google Earth for the human heart." 

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