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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3 ‘states of consistency’ every AI program needs to succeed

Of 52 AI models analyzed by MIT’s Center for Information Systems Research over the past two years, 31 have been deployed. The rest were in pilot phases or under development.

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$13B deal unites UnitedHealth with Change Healthcare

UnitedHealth Group is acquiring Change Healthcare for about $8 billion cash, the companies jointly announced Wednesday morning.

Will CMS pay for utilization of AI software that’s similar to an established NTAP earner?

Now comes a boomlet in vendors looking to piggyback on Viz.ai’s success, according to Niall Brennan, MPP, a member of Viz.ai’s advisory board who is also the head of the Healthcare Cost Institute.

Google Cloud scores 6-year run with IDN reorienting toward tech-enabled patient experience

An integrated delivery network that covers five and a half million lives is bringing in Google Cloud to help build and maintain a patient-centric platform with advanced analytic and AI capabilities.

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National health expenditures neared $4T in 2019; spending expected to accelerate post-2020

National health spending accounted for 17.7% of gross domestic product in 2019 as it grew 4.6% to $3.8 trillion over 2018’s tally. Meanwhile CMS projects health expenditures to accelerate in the coming years, averaging 5.4% and reaching $6.2 trillion by 2028.

Zebra cleared to market 3D printing for orthopedic surgery

An Israeli healthcare AI startup has earned a seventh green light from the FDA. Its latest algorithm can reconstruct X-rays of bones into 3D printouts with no less clarity than would be produced by advanced imaging modalities.

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AWS supplying an AI-powered means for making sense of big healthcare data

Amazon Web Services is marketing the line to healthcare organizations that are awash in data but lack an efficient way to wring meaning from it.

EvoHealth Celebrates 100th Install Milestone

Company Introduces New Technology to Healthcare IT Market

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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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