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.

The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has helped cardiologists, radiologists, nurses and other healthcare providers embrace precision medicine in a way that ensures more heart patients are receiving personalized care.

ACR urges radiologists to speak up as Medicare considers covering imaging AI software

New York-based vendor Cleerly recently petitioned CMS to pay for its primary CT software, which assesses scans for signs of coronary artery disease. 

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Members of private equity-backed radiology group sell imaging center at a 1,300% profit

The buyer is Port Washington, Pennsylvania-based Mediplex Property Group, which is now leasing the center back to South Jersey Radiology Associates. 

RadNet CEO Howard Berger

RadNet is sitting on almost $700M in cash. CEO Howard Berger, MD, discusses how he plans to deploy it

He discussed the Los Angeles-based imaging center operator's growth strategy during the Jefferies 2024 Global Healthcare Conference. 

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3 radiology providers tout new outpatient center openings across 3 states

Private equity-backed SimonMed has opened a new outpost in Houston, while Connecticut Breast Imaging and the American Oncology Network also are growing. 

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Radiology stakeholders weigh in on FTC’s exploration of how ‘corporate greed’ is impacting the specialty

The Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, and Health and Human Services recently launched an inquiry into private equity and other corporations’ “increasing control over healthcare." 

Telix Pharmaceuticals

PET imaging-agent developer Telix seeks to raise $200M through initial public offering

The Australian radiopharma firm's financial maneuver comes amid its roll out of the first targeted positron emission tomography agent for kidney cancer. 

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Radiology providers not responsible for breach notifications after Change cyberattack, HHS says

OCR Director Melanie Fontes Rainer emphasized that patients impacted by the incident “must be notified that their protected health information was breached.”

AMA chart showing Medicare update payments compared to the cost of practice inflation between 2001-2024. The ongoing AMA PPI survey will be used top recalculate radiology practice expenses, but only 10 practices so far has submitted data that will impact all radiology practices.

Only 10 radiology practices completed survey used to adjust Medicare payments

The ACR shared its concerns about the lack of participation as the deadline approaches. 

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.

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