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.

Hospital finance, Despite improving margins, hospitals face a long road to recovery from the COVID pandemic

Hospitals face billions in losses this year

Hospitals are facing some of the tightest financial pressures of the past several years and expecting billions in losses for 2022.

September 16, 2022
Medicare Provider

Low-value care less common in MA compared to traditional Medicare

As Medicare Advantage (MA) eclipses more and more of the Medicare market, it is critical to understand how MA plans are able to save costs and provide quality care to recipients.

September 15, 2022
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Former Google company Verily raises $1B

Verily, a life science company that was formerly a division of Google X, has raised $1 billion in a funding round led by Alphabet, parent company to Google.

September 12, 2022

Survey says: The top 5 investment areas for C-suite health leaders in 2022

A new survey of 40 health industry executives shows that digital transformation and staffing challenges top the list of C-suite priorities for the year ahead. 

September 6, 2022
Healthcare M&A, mergers and acquisitions business deal.

CVS enters $8B agreement to acquire Signify Health

The companies expect to close the agreement—which is subject to investor and regulator approval—in the first half of 2023.  

September 6, 2022
Bibb Allen, MD, FACR, chief medical officer of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Data Science Institute, discusses multiple factors involved in the adoption rate of artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology.

VIDEO: Where are we with AI adoption in radiology?

Bibb Allen, MD, FACR, chief medical officer of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Data Science Institute, discusses multiple factors involved in the adoption rate of artificial intelligence in radiology.
 

September 2, 2022
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Healthcare jobs swing upward in August

Healthcare employment rose during the month of August, likely a welcome relief to resource-stretched organizations.

September 2, 2022
Affera Inc Medtronic $925 million catheter ablation atrial fibrillation (AFib)

Medtronic completes acquisition of heart rhythm tech company in a deal reportedly worth $925M

Affera’s portfolio includes interventional solutions such as the Affera Prism-1 mapping and navigation platform, designed to help electrophysiologists diagnose heart rhythm issues, and the Sphere-9 cardiac ablation catheter. 

August 31, 2022

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In addition, cardiologists average an additional $75,000 per year in incentive-based bonuses. That number is only higher for two other specialties. 

CMS has issued its proposed rule for the 2025 Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment system, suggesting a payment increase of 2.6%. According to the American Hospital Association, this update would not be enough at a time when hospitals are already struggling to stay open. 

The rumors, it seems, were true. Once the deal is finalized, Shockwave Medical will operate as a business unit within Johnson & Johnson MedTech.

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