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.

3D-printed medical camera may fit inside syringe

3D printing has a manufacturing process with nearly endless possibilities. From printing prosthetic limbs, toys and even chocolate, 3D printing is constantly finding new applications. Additive manufacturing may now be capable of producing a tiny camera capable of fitting inside a syringe, reports Gizmag.

California ACA premiums to increase 13.2 percent in 2017

Premiums for plans offered on the Covered California health insurance exchange will jump an average of 13.2 percent in 2017.

Healthcare providers can reduce costs, improve results with interoperability

It's almost impossible to imagine a world without the Internet. Innovation continues and new technologies are developed everyday. The healthcare industry is seeing apps and devices that offer quicker care, improved results and cost reductions.

Obesity drug discarded after being tied to patient deaths

Boston-based biotech company Zafgen has scrapped plans to bring binge-eating disorder treatment beloranib to market after two patients in clinical trials died after developing blood clots in their lungs.

DOJ reportedly preparing suits against Aetna-Humana, Anthem-Cigna mergers

Reuters and Bloomberg have reported the Department of Justice (DOJ) will soon file lawsuits to block two pending mergers between major health insurers: Anthem’s acquisition of Cigna and Aetna’s takeover of Humana.

FTC continues appeal to block Ill. hospital merger

The Federal Trade Commission and the Illinois Attorney General’s office have filed an appeal in another attempt to block a merger between two Illinois health systems, Advocate Health Care and NorthShore University Health System.

HHS settles with 400 hospitals in uncompensated care case

More than 400 hospitals have reached a settlement with HHS for an undisclosed amount of money over disputed reimbursements for disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments, which go to facilities who serve a large number of low-income patients.

Wireless suture technology can update your doctor on your health

Plenty of sci-fi movies feature a trope about humans with microchips implanted in them that track our health from the inside, well now technology has caught up with our imaginations with the introduction of nano-sensors developed by engineers at Tufts University engineers. 

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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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