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.

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RadNet announces plan to raise $200M through another public stock offering

Proceeds from the share sale will go toward potential future acquisitions and other “general corporate purposes,” the imaging group said Thursday. 

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Radiology provider Affidea acquires 4-location cancer care outfit

Backed by investment firm Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, Europe's largest diagnostic imaging provider has a deal to acquire a Romanian radiotherapy firm.  

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Feds launch inquiry to assess private equity’s impact on healthcare

The Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, and Health and Human Services want to learn more about corporations’ “increasing control” of the field. 

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S&P expects Radiology Partners to generate positive free cash flow for 1st time in years

The country's largest imaging group spent more than it was collecting in both 2022 and 2023, but the ratings agency believes it may be turning a corner. 

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HHS responds to physician concerns raised after Change Healthcare cyberattack

The department is urging managed care plans to relax prior authorization requirements during the outage and instructing MACs to accept paper claims. 

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Private equity ownership in radiology rises, with investors holding dominant position in some markets

Across the specialty, 15 private equity firms held market shares greater than 30% in their service area, researchers detailed in Health Affairs. 

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Physicians urge HHS to tap emergency funds to help practices survive Change Healthcare cyberattack

“There’s a lot of scrambling among our members,” Radiology Business Management Association Executive Director Bob Still said Monday. 

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Private equity-backed radiology provider LucidHealth names chief operating officer

David Grau served as the Columbus-based company’s chief strategy officer from 2020 to 2023 before recently taking on the newly created COO role. 
 

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.