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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.

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Private equity-backed imaging parts and service provider acquires competitor

DirectMed Parts & Service, which partnered with NMS Capital in 2021, is buying Siemens specialist Technical Prospects for an undisclosed amount. 

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RSNA launches new tool to give business managers ‘Market Insights’ from radiologists

The Radiological Society of North America said it hopes to aid in strategic planning and help imaging leaders eliminate blind spots. 

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Independent practice coalition Strategic Radiology adds 80-physician group, deepening presence in 1 state

Summit Radiology is the product of two organizations—Allen County Radiology Associates and CFB Radiology, with roots dating to the 1960s—merging in 1995. 
 

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Forcing patients to ‘opt out’ of screening mammography does not appear to impact adherence

Automatically scheduling patients for breast imaging also created a heavier administrative burden, researchers detailed Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine. 

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Startup radiopharmaceutical developer Mariana Oncology raises $175M in series B financing

The company has developed a portfolio of nuclear medicine solutions including "lead candidate" MC-339, used for treating small cell lung cancer.

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FDA aiming to modernize 510(k) process that many radiology devices must go through

The administration also is accepting comments on the draft guidelines and plans to host a webinar on Oct. 26. 

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Akumin’s creditors reportedly lawyer up; radiology provider may face delisting from Nasdaq

Some noteholders to Akumin have organized with debt restructuring law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Bloomberg Law reported Sept. 7

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CMS kick-starts key piece of IDR process under surprise billing law

The federal agency first announced the move Tuesday, noting that it pertains to single and bundled payment disputes submitted on or before Aug. 3. 

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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.

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‘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.

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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.