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.

Verisk Health rebrands as Verscend Technologies under new management

After years of operating as Verisk Health, the data-driven healthcare company is giving itself a makeover with a rebranding initiative.

Orlando hospitals to waive $5.5 million in care of nightclub shooting

Two Orlando hospitals will not pursue more than $5.5 million in care expenses incurred by victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in June. Orlando Regional Health Center and Florida Hospital announced they’d be waiving their fees as gestures of “kindness” and “goodwill.” 

Pfizer acquires pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer will soon acquire AstraZeneca, a pharmaceutical and biologics company in London, as it expands its Essential Health portfolio.

Creative Medical Technology Holdings developing ovary regeneration technology

Creative Medical Technology has filed a patent application for a type of stem cell technology that can regenerate failing ovaries, a method that can help women suffering from premature ovarian failure.

Nathan Adelson Hospice to acquire Las Vegas Solari Hospice Care

Nevada-based Nathan Adelson Hospice has signed an agreement to acquire Las Vegas Solari Hospice Care in Southern Nevada, a deal that is expected to close by Sept. 7.

CMS lists what hospitals were paid under $1.5 billion Medicare appeals settlement

More than 2,000 U.S. hospitals received part of a $1.5 billion settlement from CMS in 2015 to resolve more than 346,000 disputed Medicare claims, and two years after offering the deal, the agency is revealing which hospitals were paid the most.

Feminine hygiene market expected to grow to $35.2 billion by 2024

As the usage of feminine hygiene products continues to increase worldwide, researchers are making predictions on how much money the increase could spawn.

Are non-profit hospital exec business relationships inherently unethical?

Non-profit hospital executives and administrators are up to 39 percent more likely to have business relationships with the hospitals they work for than employees of other types of non-profit organizations, according to a Wall Street Journal anlysis. 

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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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