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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Moody’s downgrades radiology vendor Carestream, citing ‘weaker than expected’ performance after exiting bankruptcy

The Rochester, New York, manufacturer first filed for chapter 11 in August, seeking to wipe out $470M in debt. 

May 17, 2023
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Philips acquiring artificial intelligence firm DiA Imaging Analysis for nearly $100M

The Israel-headquartered firm specializes in AI-based ultrasound image examination, scoring its ninth U.S. FDA clearance in February. 

May 17, 2023
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Remote radiologists prioritize financial gain when choosing reads: 2 possible fixes

An intense focus on RVU productivity may have unintended negative consequences, experts wrote in the Journal of Operations Management.

May 17, 2023

Rad Partners touts ‘dramatic’ MRI time reductions; Strategic Radiology adds practice, plus more company news

Also, radiologist joins state medical society representing small groups, and three LucidHealth rads honored as "top docs." 

May 17, 2023
Hospital finance, Despite improving margins, hospitals face a long road to recovery from the COVID pandemic

‘We can do better’: Practices leaving money on the table, 2023 RBMA Accounts Receivable Survey shows

"To be brutally honest, even some of the 75th percentile numbers aren’t that great," Kyle Tucker, a member of RBMA’s Data Committee, told Radiology Business

May 16, 2023
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Private equity-backed global teleradiology outfit opens ‘state of the art’ new reporting hub

Midmarket private equity firm Livingbridge acquired Everlight Radiology in 2021 for more than $335 million and hopes to fuel growth with the new facility.

May 15, 2023
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Radiology provider Envision Healthcare officially files for bankruptcy, hoping to cancel $5.6B in debt

The private equity-backed multispecialty group said that it has voluntarily entered into an agreement to restructure 60% of its obligations. 

May 15, 2023
Imaging

Natural language processing helps increase follow-up imaging adherence, resulting in significant revenue

A new paper details how a team at the University of California utilized a hybrid system consisting of a quality coordinator and NLP software to bring in more than $60,000 in additional revenue from follow-up imaging alone.

May 15, 2023

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"This was an unneeded burden, which was solely adding to the administrative hassles of medicine," said American Society of Nuclear Cardiology President Larry Phillips.

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

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

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