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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.

Growing number of US senators support bill to address radiologist pay cut
41 members of the upper chamber recently penned a letter to colleagues, contending that inaction could impact seniors’ access to care.
‘Persistent’ low utilization of key interventional service raises radiologist concern
Embolization is a safe, cost-effective alternative to a hysterectomy, but patients are not using the IR service in some geographies.
Siemens Healthineers inks 10-year, $105M imaging value partnership with large medical center
The deal is with the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, covering equipment purchases and consulting services.
3 radiology tech companies make Deloitte’s ‘Fast 500’ with revenue growth of 770% or more
Rad AI grabbed the highest ranking, at #19 on the list, achieving 8,710% revenue growth between 2020 and 2023, followed by Aidoc and PocketHealth.
Radiology group cancels hospital-based business to focus on outpatient center growth
ImageCare Radiology announced the decision Nov. 21, with the practice pulling out of Atlantic Health's Hackettstown and Newton Medical Centers effective the same day.

2011’s Top 20 Imaging-center Chains: Second Annual Report

The growth of imaging-center chains was flat last year as owners absorbed a new round of reimbursement cuts in the form of higher equipment-usage rates and multiple-procedure payment discounts. Independent-chain owners primarily held their own or shed centers—and despite reports of hospital buying sprees, the chill extended to the country’s largest

September 4, 2011

A Case Inquiry:Can RFID Help Reduce Costs in Medical Imaging?

An exploration of the use of RFID technology to manage contrast inventory in the hospital setting identified potential cost savings, as well as implications for patient safety, inventory management, and billing

May 2, 2009

Example of a curved MPR image reconstruction of entire length of of a coronary artery on a cardiac CT scan to better show calcified and soft plaque burden inside the vessel. The thumbnail dots on the left side of the image are cross sectional views of the vessel. Siemens example on the expo floor.

The CCTA Playbook: A Guide to Coding, Reimbursement and Operations

A compendium of the business intelligence required to launch a CCTA service

March 2, 2009

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Cardiovascular Business

Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

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.

Cardiovascular Business

‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

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.

Cardiovascular Business

GE HealthCare moves PET/CT scanner production to United States

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

Economics

Growing number of US senators support bill to address radiologist pay cut

‘Persistent’ low utilization of key interventional service raises radiologist concern

Siemens Healthineers inks 10-year, $105M imaging value partnership with large medical center

3 radiology tech companies make Deloitte’s ‘Fast 500’ with revenue growth of 770% or more

Radiology group cancels hospital-based business to focus on outpatient center growth

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