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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Educational CPR simulation offers feedback to users

Gaumard Scientific Company, producers of educational simulators for more than 60 years, has introduced and demonstrated the OMNI 2, its newest CPR trainer that combines value-priced simulators with a touch-screen platform.

Genalyte brings blood testing to patient's front door

Genalyte, a clinical diagnostics company, has introduced clinical abstracts for the Maverick Detection System, which could produce results more quickly and offer remote testing for patients.

CommunityRx EMR program connects patients with neighborhood resources

Connecting patients with healthcare resources within their own community can increase medication adherence and improve quality of life. Researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine have developed a program that uses electronic medical records (EMRs) to connect patients with the health resources in their community.

Smartphones engage in self-reporting in rural areas

Self-reporting in rural areas is next to an impossible task due to the far distance needed to travel to hospitals or schools. Researchers have found smartphone improves rural self-reporting, which has the potential to transform the data collection process. 

4% increase for most Medicare Part B premiums for 2017

CMS has announced premiums and deductibles for Medicare Parts A and B for 2017, with modest increases for most beneficiaries.

A team effort: Cooperation boosts heart surgery outcomes

Researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School have found survival rates of heart surgery patients correlate with the amount of cooperation among the care team through preparation, operation, hospitalization and recuperation processes.

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Cancer cachexia might lead to failures with immunotherapies

Immunotherapy is poised to take the place of surgery and chemotherapy as the most effective method in cancer care. Yet, for all the patients having positive experiences with immunotherapy there are some individuals where this treatment is rendered ineffective for an unknown reason. Researchers at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute at the University of Cambridge have discovered a weight loss condition in cancer patients may be the reason immunotherapy fails in treating certain patients

Baptist Health exploring another South Florida merger

Baptist Health South Florida has announced its considering a merger with Fishermen’s Community Hospital in the Florida Keys, continuing the system’s expansion across the region.

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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.

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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. 

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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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