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.

UC Irvine receives $14.4M NIH grant for Alzheimer’s research

The money will help power 10 individual research cores, including one focused on using neuroimaging methods to analyze brain changes associated with the disease.

July 14, 2020
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3 strategic tips for radiology practices to emerge stronger from the pandemic

One Seattle physician believes providers that prioritize strategic opportunities over operational challenges will be better positioned in the post-COVID future.

July 10, 2020
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Revamped community health center payment model drops imaging use by 42%

Oregon piloted the Medicaid model in 2013, reimbursing providers on a fixed per-patient rate rather than traditional per-visit payments.

July 9, 2020
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Industry lobbyists urge lawmakers to include imaging tech in national stockpile: 5 recommendations for the next pandemic

MITA points out that medical imaging has been "invaluable" during the COVID-19 crisis, and wants federal officials to ensure radiology is at the forefront when planning for future health emergencies.

July 2, 2020

NIH awards Cleveland Clinic $7.2M grant to investigate new MS biomarker

The health system giant's Center for Multiple Sclerosis, along with additional institutions, will test if central vein sign can help clinicians diagnose the condition via MRI.

June 16, 2020
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Louisiana man sentenced for embezzling more than $100K from mobile imaging company

Senior U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter sentenced William Britt Harvey, of Lecompte, to two years in federal prison and three years of supervised release.

June 4, 2020

First-line CT colonography cuts healthcare costs while bolstering access to care

Capacity for optical colonoscopy across NHS England hospitals is "already stretched," so freeing up space is a top priority to screen patients who need the procedure most.

June 4, 2020
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Health tech startup raises $18M to expand AI-based imaging, launch COVID-19 scanning program

New York-based Ezra is already partnering with outpatient imaging providers, including RadNet, in three large U.S. markets to test its full-body MRI scan and MRI-based prostate cancer screening program.

June 1, 2020

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The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

"I see, at least for the next decade, this being a SPECT and PET world, not one or the other," explained Tim Bateman, MD.

The FDA-approved technology developed by HeartFlow can predict a patient's long-term risk of target vessel failure as well as more invasive treatments performed inside a cath lab. 

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