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.

Cigna, one of the nation’s largest health insurance providers, announced new priorities for its capital deployment, including steering an additional $450 million into Cigna Ventures.

Cigna reverses course, expands hospital-based imaging access to pediatric patients

The American College of Radiology and Society of Pediatric Radiology both said the move will have a positive impact on the quality and safety of care.

February 25, 2021
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Hyperfine secures $90M to ‘aggressively’ advance commercial expansion, fast-track AI developments

A number of investors pitched in during this series D financing round, including GV (formerly Google Ventures), Nextrans and Axiom Associates, the Guilford, Connecticut, startup said recently.

February 10, 2021
Scales of justice.

Former imaging informatics researcher facing federal charges after fraudulently obtaining $1.7M grant

Lin Yang is accused of purposely hiding his ties to the Chinese government in relation to his imaging research and a tool known as "MuscleMiner."

February 5, 2021
Money

Startup Moray Medical raises $3.3M for interventional robotics platform

The Mountain View, California-based company's Coral system is meant to simplify a number of minimally invasive heart interventions.

January 27, 2021

ACR offers update on radiology report access under new information-blocking rules

Radiologists had previously sought clarity around the practice of waiting to release rad reports via patient portals.

January 20, 2021
lung cancer

Hybrid lung cancer screening program could save Medicare millions in follow-up spending

Combining the Lung CT Screening Reporting and Data System with AI-based malignancy risk scoring bolstered exam specificity up to 96%, compared to 66% when using Lung-RADS alone.

January 19, 2021
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Nearly 76% of med students graduate with debt: Why radiology residency should include financial training

Medical school and residency coursework should cover everything from investing and the effects of compound interest to contract negotiation and retirement planning, authors wrote in a new editorial.

January 15, 2021
Money dollar investments

$13B deal unites UnitedHealth with Change Healthcare

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

January 6, 2021

Around the web

Two advanced algorithms—one for CAC scores and another for segmenting cardiac chamber volumes—outperformed radiologists when assessing low-dose chest CT scans. 

"Gen AI can help tackle repetitive tasks and provide insights into massive datasets, saving valuable time," Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said Tuesday. 

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

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