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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Healthgrades Announces 2015 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ Recipients

DENVER--Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals, today announced the 261 recipients of the 2015 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ (DHA-CE).

Blue Shield of California may drop Sutter Health clients

Blue Shield of California may end coverage with the Sutter Health network of doctors and hospitals, which would leave about 280,000 consumers in northern and central California searching for another place to receive care, reports SFGATE.

Practice Fusion Announces Positive Results of Population Health Vaccine Initiative Conducted in Collaboration with Merck

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14, 2015 -- Practice Fusion, the #1 cloud-based electronic health record (EHR) for doctors and patients, announced the results of a recent collaboration with Merck & Co. Inc. 

Paying the price for access

Access to medical records still is proving costly for patients, reports Clinical Innovation + Technology.

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New rules change how nonprofit hospitals can collect payments

The Obama administration has approved new rules to dissuade nonprofit hospitals from aggressively collecting payments from low-income patients, reports The New York Times.  

2015 may be year of health insurance mergers

Healthcare observers are predicting a wave of merger and acquisition activity in the payer space in 2015, reports Modern Healthcare.

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With latest deals, only one independent hospital left in Metro Detroit

The metropolitan area of Detroit soon will only have one independent hospital left, as Crittenton Hospital Medical Center has announced its intent to join Ascension Health Michigan and Mercy Memorial Hospital System has disclosed plans to join Promedica, a healthcare company serving northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan, reports The Detroit News.  

Apervita Nets $18 Million in Series A Funding to Democratize Health Analytics

CHICAGO--Apervita, Inc. (www.apervita.com), formerly known as Pervasive Health, Inc., the first health analytics marketplace, today announced it has completed an $18 million Series A round of funding.

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Cardiovascular Business
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.

Cardiovascular Business
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. 

Cardiovascular Business
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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