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.

Electronic prescriptions lead to better adherence rates for medications

Following the doctor's orders to a T by taking medication on time is a crucial aspect of recovery, yet so many patients fail. Could it be the difference between electronic and paper prescriptions that leads to low medication adherence? That’s what researchers from the University of North Carolina set to find out.

3 things to know: HHS report measures progress toward value-based care

Healthcare is on its way to achieving value-based care goals, according to a new report from HHS’s Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network (LAN).

Aetna CEO: ACA return possible, but not until 2019

Aetna could return to some of the Affordable Care Act exchanges it left in 2017, but not until changes are made to the market by Congress and federal regulators.

3D printer produces 'heart on a chip'

You may love your computer or your phone, but can a bunch of circuits and wires really love you back? Well, probably not—but Harvard University researchers have used 3D printing to produce a heart on a computer chip.

Can exoskeletons speed recovery from stroke, spinal cord injuries?

Recent work has shown the potential for robotics to be implemented in the rehabilitation of stroke and spinal cord injury patients. Researchers have developed a robotic exoskeleton that can help in training to advance gait rehabilitation and strengthen muscles.

Catholic Health Initiatives, Dignity Health exploring merger

Nonprofit health systems Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health have “signed a non-binding letter of intent” to merge, which could create one of the largest nonprofit hospital chains by revenue in the U.S.

CMS opens more alternative payment models for MACRA bonus

CMS is offering more paths for practices and payers to earn incentive payments under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).

One nurse's goal: Making small print a big deal

More than 1.3 million Americans fall victim to medication errors—and, for one Ohio nurse, it's a case of enough is enough. Janeen Jones, BSN, RN, has developed the MagniMed line of lighted magnification systems to make small print on medication labels easier to read.

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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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