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.

Quantum Radiology's Mobile Breast Center brings breast screens to you

For millions of women, an annual mammogram can mean taking the day off work or creating other difficulties in daily life, but Quantum Radiology is easing such burdens by bringing mammography to women with its Mobile Breast Center (MBC).

Disclosure of industry payments to physicians could be reduced by Congress

Tucked into the 21st Century Cures Act, which is aimed at speeding up the approval process for drugs and medical devices, are provisions pulling back requirements for those companies to disclose payments made to physicians.

Second skin: Microfluidic patch analyzes sweat during exercise

It turns out, sweat can tell you more than just when it's time to find a tall glass of lemonade. Researchers at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, have developed a patch that measures the wearer’s perspiration to show how his or her body is responding to exercise.

FTC urges Tennessee regulators to reject Wellmont-Mountain States merger

The proposed merger of Mountain States Health Alliance and Wellmont Health System was mostly supported by public comments at a Tennessee hearing, but the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urged regulators to block the deal.

Medicaid pass-through payments would be limited under CMS proposal

CMS has proposed a new rule which would prevent states from creating or increasing Medicaid “pass-through” reimbursements for services unrelated to value-based payment or care delivery.

N.J. hospital profits would be slashed under out-of-network billing cap proposal

Legislation introduced in New Jersey to cap how much hospitals can be paid for out-of-network charges would have major financial consequences on acute-care facilities in the state.

Opioids stop chronic wounds from healing

Researchers from George Washington University discovered patients prescribed opioids for pain management can experience more difficulty with chronic wounds than individuals who are not taking opioid-based medications.

Anthem opens merger trial arguing Cigna purchase would improve rates

The antitrust trial between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Anthem over its proposed $54 billion acquisition of Cigna began Nov. 21, with both sides offering conflicting visions of insurance competition if the deal were allowed to go through.

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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.

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. 

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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