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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NIH awards $4.6M grant for research into pediatric ‘chemo brain’

As part of the four year project, experts will pinpoint brain activity on functional MRI scans during attention, memory and other cognitive assessments.

August 17, 2020
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Trump taps board-certified radiologist as new COVID-19 advisor

Scott Atlas, MD, is a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, and is serving as an advisor to the president on pandemic-related matters.

August 13, 2020

NIH launches $20M project to identify kids at risk of deadly post-COVID disease

Federal officials will award successful proposals in a bid to understand the causes of multisystem inflammatory syndrome or MIS-C.

August 7, 2020

Imaging lobbyist slams new bill granting third-party servicers access to medical devices during COVID-19

“While the intention of the bill’s sponsors is to protect patients, the unintended consequences of this legislation would increase the risk to patient safety,” said Patrick Hope, executive director of MITA.

August 6, 2020

Intelerad acquires private cloud provider Radius

The move builds upon the Montreal tech company’s cloud-based imaging strategy and allows Intelerad to provide a flexible approach to managed services and a hybrid cloud solution to providers.

August 5, 2020

ACR ‘extremely disappointed’ with CMS’s finalized proposal that could cost imaging field billions

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently unveiled its proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, which is set to take effect on Jan. 1.

August 4, 2020
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Medical malpractice lawsuit alleges botched IR procedure contributed to patient’s death

The claim also charges that the interventional radiologist did nothing to confirm the proper placement of a catheter, such as ordering necessary imaging.

August 4, 2020

Siemens buying Varian for $16B; lawmakers slam Philips contract, plus more radiology vendor news

Also, Hologic criticizes new American Cancer Society screening guidelines, while GE Healthcare and Merit Medical see sales slide in second quarter. 

August 2, 2020

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Automated AI-generated measurements combined with annotated CT images can improve treatment planning and help referring physicians and patients better understand their disease, explained Sarah Jane Rinehart, MD, director of cardiac imaging with Charleston Area Medical Center.

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. 

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