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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Minnesota nurses start week-long strike over healthcare, workplace safety

Almost 5,000 nurses in Minnesota went through with an agreement to strike June 19, walking out of four Twin-Cities area hospitals and one clinic associated with the Allina Health system. 

How artificial intelligence is bringing us smarter medicine

Fast Company looks at what healthcare done to implement articifial intelligence to bring us smarter medicine.

Report: Value-based payments to eclipse fee-for-service by 2020

In a new study commissioned by McKesson Health Solutions, 58 percent of insurers and half of hospitals surveyed say they’re moving toward complete adoption of value-based care payments.

Will healthcare mergers lead to debt concerns?

With the announcement of a possible merger between AmSurg and Envison Healthcare Holdings the promise of “lower rates” was once again stated, but will they actually drop? And if so how long will they stay down?

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Envision Healthcare, AmSurg reach merger agreement to form new $10 billion company

Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc. and AmSurg Corp. reached an agreement to merge, creating a new company worth more than $10 billion.

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IBM, ADA partner to build digital tools to fight diabetes

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) and IBM’s Watson Health announced a partnership to develop digital tools for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diabetes.

AMA CEO warns of 'digital dystopia' at AMA meeting

American Medical Association Executive Vice President and CEO James L. Madara, MD, said physicians need to have a role in the creation of new digital products as a way to ensure the industry stays away from what he calls a “digital dystopia” of technology that makes care less efficient

Could telemedicine be a fad?

Telemedicine is taking over the healthcare space, but is still controversial and disconnected from mainstream medicine. Will this innovation become the powerful force of change for healthcare or will it fizzle out? 

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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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