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.

Low-cost generic programs offer CVD medications at affordable prices—but availability changes from one to the next

Programs managed by H-E-B, Kroger, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company and Walmart appear to offer the most options for CVD patients. When it comes to AFib and heart failure, however, researchers believe the choices could be improved. 

September 14, 2023
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Healthcare systems vs. private equity: If you can’t beat them, join them?

Physician groups mulling buyout offers from private equity firms often simultaneously entertain alignment opportunities with healthcare systems, including not-for-profits. For this reason, hospitals do well to stay competitive for finite clinical talent.

September 13, 2023
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Employer-provided health insurance is about to get much more expensive

A new survey of more than 1,700 employers suggests that health insurance premiums are likely to increase more than expected in 2024. 

September 13, 2023
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Understanding reimbursements and coding for echocardiography

"I think everyone would agree that the current fee-for-service model is not working appropriately and there needs to be a fix," regulatory consultant Denise Garris explained in a new interview. 

September 13, 2023
Telehealth can provide significant value when it comes to managing and monitoring patients with CVD or suspected CVD. A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association explores the latest details on this evolving treatment option. 

The telehealth paradox—and where the ‘revolution’ must go from here

Three business professors believe the post-COVID “telehealth revolution” could work against its own implied promise to broaden care access.

September 11, 2023
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Healthcare pay seems to have risen and ‘reset’

Despite slowing growth in year-over-year average hourly outlays, payrolls at U.S. hospitals and outpatient clinics may have plateaued at permanently elevated levels.

September 11, 2023
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Private equity firm to acquire EHR vendor for up to $1.6B

Thoma Bravo has reached an agreement to acquire NextGen Healthcare for $23.95 per share in cash.

September 11, 2023
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23 healthcare workers arrested for protesting Kaiser Permanente staffing policies

The protesters were arrested for civil disobedience after organizing at the W Hollywood Hotel.

September 5, 2023

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The recall includes specific lots of five different medical devices used to treat stroke and other neurovascular diseases.

The agency is urging healthcare providers to transition away from these devices and seek out alternatives. It is even working with other manufacturers to try and get similar products on the market as quickly as possible. 

Jeffrey Kuvin, MD, one of the leading voices behind efforts to create a new Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, spoke with Cardiovascular Business about where things stand today.

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