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.

Volpara Solutions, Premier reach three-year agreement

Volpara Solutions, the breast imaging technology company, has announced a new agreement with the Premier healthcare alliance.

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Konica Minolta acquires Viztek

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging has acquired Viztek, its parent company, Konica Minolta, announced today. 

Kubtec, Premier reach purchasing agreement

Kubtec, an x-ray systems developer based out of Milford, Conn., now has a purchasing agreement with the healthcare improvement company Premier. 

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Reference payment initiative for colonoscopy saves $7 million

A reference payment initiative can lead to increased savings and lowered prices, according to a recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Rivanna Medical’s Accuro highlighted during AORA presentation

Rivanna Medical, a medical technology company based out of Charlottesville, Va., announced that its Accuro device was recognized by Anand M. Sardesai, MD, during his presentation at the fifth annual Academy of Regional Anaesthesia (AORA) of India conference.

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Medicare spending on medical imaging down in all but 2 states since mid-2000s

Medicare part B spending on medical imaging per beneficiary is down in almost every state since peaking in 2005 and 2006, according to a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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MIPS packs positive—and potentially negative—punch for radiology

Sponsored by vRad

April 16, 2015, marked the beginning of a seismic shift in the healthcare landscape. On that day, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 2, the MACRA, which repeals the SGR formula, extends the CHIP for two years, institutes a 0.5% increase in Medicare reimbursement over the next four and a half years and encourages physicians to transition to APMs.

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Merge imaging solutions help one practice establish lean, mean radiology process

Sponsored by Merge, an IBM company

Radiology has been hit hard by reimbursement cuts and regulations but the cutting-edge tools available are helping practices stay ahead of all the changes impacting the market.

Around the web

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

The all-in-one Omni Legend PET/CT scanner is now being manufactured in a new production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin.