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.

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.

Executives anticipate 4-year payback period for population health tools

The majority of healthcare managers anticipate recouping their investments in population health management programs within three to four years, according to a survey by KPMG, a U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm.

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. 

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IOM urges sweeping changes to clinical trial data sharing

The Institute of Medicine has released a report calling for widespread sharing of clinical trial data.

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Cleveland Clinic forms coalition to control healthcare costs, improve quality

Cleveland Clinic is partnering with five other Ohio health systems to build a coalition designed to control healthcare costs and improve quality.

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.  

Around the web

The tirzepatide shortage that first began in 2022 has been resolved. Drug companies distributing compounded versions of the popular drug now have two to three more months to distribute their remaining supply.

The 24 members of the House Task Force on AI—12 reps from each party—have posted a 253-page report detailing their bipartisan vision for encouraging innovation while minimizing risks. 

Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met.