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.

Seetharam (Ram) Chadalavada, MD, MS, Vice Chair of Radiology – Informatics, University of Cincinnati, UC Health, Associate Professor of Radiology Surgery, and Director of Interventional Radiology Medical Student Education, explains considerations radiology trainees should think about when they negotiate an employment contract.

Key points of contract negotiations for radiology trainees

Rads should learn more about employment negotiations before signing a contract, says Seetharam Chadalavada, MD, vice chair of radiology informatics at the University of Cincinnati.

March 20, 2024
Hypertension patients measured their blood pressure less frequently during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research published in Hypertension. In addition, when those patients did measure their blood pressure, the readings were less healthy than they had been before the pandemic.

Siemens to close Fast Track Diagnostics by end of year

Fast Track Diagnostics produced Siemens’s SARS-CoV-2 Assay test kits early in the Covid-19 pandemic, but a decline in testing demand from the peak of the pandemic led to the decision to shutter the unit.

March 20, 2024
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Doctors form new coalition focused on reducing private equity’s role in cardiology, other healthcare specialties

More than 5,000 U.S. physicians joined forces to launch the new group. They say they are focused on limiting private equity's involvement and influence in healthcare. 

March 18, 2024
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Pandemic-era struggles fading from relevance, healthcare CFOs optimistic about the fiscal future

December 2023 brought the 10th consecutive month with balance sheets in the black—and most healthcare financial leaders believe the momentum will have some legs.

March 14, 2024
Medical 3D printing expert Summer Decker, PhD, professor and vice chair for research and innovation, and director of 3D clinical applications, University of South Florida (USF) Morsani College of Medicine and Tampa General Hospital, explains what is involved in creating a 3D printiung program in radiology and how it helps patient care.

Pitching the business case for 3D printing labs in radiology

Medical 3D printing expert Summer Decker, PhD, University of South Florida, explains how her lab has helped improve patient care. 

March 14, 2024
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Most physicians think private equity is bad for healthcare

Just 10.5% of U.S. physicians said they view private equity ownership in healthcare in a positive light. 

March 13, 2024
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Mark Cuban to CEOs: ‘If you’re using a Big 3 pharmacy benefits manager, you are getting ripped off. Period. End of story.’

The White House held a roundtable discussion on lowering healthcare costs last week. Fortune magazine followed up with one of the panelists, business mogul and Cost Plus Drugs cofounder Mark Cuban.

March 11, 2024
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Transparency report called ‘irresponsible,’ ‘reckless’

Have hospitals really taken a step backward along their march toward price transparency? Or is the watchdog outfit making the claim playing fast and loose with the facts?

March 11, 2024

Around the web

Half a year after President Biden officially directed federal agencies in the executive branch’s bailiwick to “seize the promise and manage the risks” of AI, the White House has posted a status report.

U.S. physicians often receive payments from medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies. New research in JAMA found a connection between receiving such payments and using specific devices—should the industry be concerned? 

Five of the largest U.S. medical societies focused on cardiovascular health are one step closer to seeing their paradigm-shifting proposal become a reality.

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