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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Virtual reality in healthcare conference debuts in DC

As virtual reality (VR) continues to infiltrate the healthcare industry, connecting with the latest professionals and equipment from around the world becomes increasingly important. Addressing those factors, VR Voice has announced the first conference focusing on VR and its place in healthcare.

BCBS of Kansas City departing ACA exchanges, leaving 25 counties with no insurer

Twenty five counties in Missouri are at risk of having no insurer offering coverage through the Affordable Care Act exchanges in 2018 after Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City announced it was pulling out of the market in 2018.

Artificial intelligence could be exactly what American healthcare needs

If you believe the American healthcare system is in desperate need of a savior, researchers may have found a solution: the development of artificial intelligence. With computers, smartphones and mobile applications becoming commonplace within health organizations, artificial intelligence is poised to be next on the list of integrated healthcare technology.

Shut it! Keeping OR door closed reduces infections

Preventing surgical site infections could be as easy as shutting the door. Researchers testing air quality in operating rooms (ORs) found that repeatedly opening and closing the OR door increased particle distributions and the risk of contamination.

Erlanger Health projects $1 billion in revenue by 2019

Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Erlanger Health System expects to top $1 billion in annual revenues by 2019, with patient admission projected to increase by 10 percent in the next fiscal year and no signs of that rapid growth slowing down.

Paper test strip allows heart failure patients to monitor disease at home

The nearly six million people living with heart failure face a life of monitoring the disease in the event it worsens. This often involves traveling to a physician on a routine basis, but scientists have opened an avenue to in-home monitoring with a simple paper test strip.

Leaf Healthcare introduces monitoring devices tailored to hospital patients

Monitoring hospital patients requires more than what conventional fitness trackers can offer. Leaf Healthcare unveiled a comprehensive mobility monitoring system at the American Association of Critical Care Nurses' National Teaching Institute and Critical Care Exposition in Houston.

CHS rejects $2.4 billion bid by physician group for Indiana hospitals

Community Health Systems (CHS) has rejected an offer of $2.4 billion to buy out the eight-hospital Lutheran Health Network in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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Cardiovascular Business
Cardiologist compensation still rising, especially in invasive and interventional cardiology

Updated compensation data includes good news for multiple subspecialties. The new report also examines private equity's impact on employment models and how much male cardiologists earn compared to females.

Cardiovascular Business
FDA’s tirzepatide decision creates uncertainty for patients—and leads to a lawsuit

When drugs are on the FDA’s shortage list, outsourcing facilities can produce their own compounded versions. When the FDA removed tirzepatide from that list with no warning, it created a considerable amount of chaos both behind the scenes and in pharmacies all over the country. 

Cardiovascular Business
Cardiology groups cheer new bill that would improve access to Medicare claims data

If passed, this bill would help clinician-led clinical registries explore Medicare data for research purposes. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American College of Cardiology both shared public support for the bipartisan legislation. 

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