Healthcare Economics & Policy

Patient receives unexpected bill for more than $5K after chest x-ray
A woman in Colorado was left stunned after she found herself with a $5,500 bill from a visit to a…
Point-of-care ultrasound helps tame cost escalation in the ER
At least in community-hospital settings, emergency physicians who choose point-of-care ultrasound (…
Polar Plunge raises 30K for cancer research
More than 200 people braved the waters of the chilly Boulder County Reservoir in an effort to raise…
GE reportedly files paperwork for IPO of its healthcare division
General Electric (GE) has filed the paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO) for its…
Change Healthcare acquires key PokitDok assets, including blockchain use cases and technology
Change Healthcare has announced the acquisition of intellectual property and other assets from…
MaxQ AI announces new distribution agreement with EnvoyAI
MaxQ AI has announced a new distribution agreement with EnvoyAI, a subsidiary of TeraRecon, that…
National healthcare spending slowed down in 2017
National healthcare spending grew at a rate of 3.9 percent to $3.5 trillion in 2017, according to a…
Legal team of convicted radiologist argues he deserves lighter sentence for distributing pain pills
Former University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) radiologist Marios D. Papachristou, who…
Fujifilm, Intalere announce new partnership
Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. has announced a new partnership with Intalere, a St. Louis,…
2 key trends driving the future of medical imaging (and 3 to keep an eye on)
Artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain are two titanic trends driving the future of medical…
Strategic Radiology receives $282K grant to study patient communication in the ED
Strategic Radiology has received a $282,000 grant from the Coverys Community Healthcare Foundation…
What can radiologists do to avoid malpractice claims?
The Cooperative of American Physicians (CAP) has released a new data study that explores factors…
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