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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Hospitals holding off on expansion projects because of ACA uncertainty

With the ultimate fate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and healthcare policy remaining a mystery under a Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump, some U.S. hospitals have decided this isn’t the right time to take on big projects.

No need for a refrigerator with these vaccines

Vaccinations are the first step in providing life-saving healthcare for a variety of deadly diseases. While vaccines are common place in many countries, people residing in developing counties have little access due to the complications involved in transporting and preserving these medications. The development of a new vaccine that doesn’t need refrigeration could be the answers people need.

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Cleveland Clinic operating income drops by 71%

Revenues were up at the Cleveland Clinic in 2016, but higher expenses put a damper on operating income, which fell 71 percent from the year before.

3D printer produces implantable cartilage

Researchers from two Swedish universities have successfully used 3D printing to produce human cartilage cells capable of living and growing in mice. This development, published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, may be able to provide patients with body parts through 3D printing.

500,000 healthcare jobs added because of ACA

A new analysis from Goldman Sachs said that 500,000 of the jobs added to the healthcare sector since 2012 can be attributed to the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s increasing of health insurance coverage. 

Eccovia Solutions brings care coordination to Los Angeles health services

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services has selected Eccovia Solutions, a provider of healthcare coordination platforms, to develop a care coordination platform for the county’s 1115 Waiver Whole-Person Care (WPC) pilot program. 

Clinical interviews predict postpartum depression

For pregnant women, predictive medicine may provide guidance in identifying their risks of developing postpartum depression. Published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, a recent study tested the effectiveness of clinical interviews in pinpointing those at elevated risk of depression after birth.

Prototype of portable retina camera simplifies eye exams

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine and Massachusetts Eye and Ear at Harvard Medical School have developed a portable retina camera to be used in eye exams without the need for pupil-dilating eye drops.

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Cardiovascular Business
FDA says years-long tirzepatide shortage is resolved, will give limited leeway to compounders

The tirzepatide shortage that first began in 2022 has been resolved. Drug companies distributing compounded versions of the popular drug now have two to three more months to distribute their remaining supply.

AI in Healthcare
From Capitol Hill to a hospital near you? 5 federal recommendations for healthcare AI policy

The 24 members of the House Task Force on AI—12 reps from each party—have posted a 253-page report detailing their bipartisan vision for encouraging innovation while minimizing risks. 

Cardiovascular Business
Merck spends up to $2B to license new weight loss drug with potential heart benefits

Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met.