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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Bucking the trend: Some hospitals achieving higher margins than before the pandemic

Their financial results are in stark opposition to several dismal reports about hospitals’ operating environments.

December 6, 2022
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MetroHealth names new CEO as previous leader fights back with lawsuit

MetroHealth has named Airica Steed, EdD, MBA, RN, as its next CEO and president, effective Jan. 1, 2023.

December 5, 2022
The AHA is granting more money toward research on the cardIovascular effects of COVID-19. #COVIS #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #longCOVID

Cleveland Clinic posts big losses for 2022 amid challenging operating environment

Cleveland Clinic has reported huge losses for the first three quarters of 2022, and the health system’s financial woes underscore the dire financial realities across the industry.

December 5, 2022
Researchers examined data from more than 900 patients, presenting their findings in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Money and healthcare spending and econimics.

High copays keep many heart failure patients from filling needed prescriptions

Researchers examined data from more than 900 patients, presenting their findings in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

December 1, 2022
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GE aproves healthcare spinoff

GE's board of directors has approved the spinoff of its healthcare business to a separate entity, GE HealthCare.

December 1, 2022
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Hospital margins negative again through October

Hospitals are still facing tough financial conditions heading into the end of 2022, with the latest National Hospital Flash Report revealing negative margins in October.

November 30, 2022
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Flu season is raging in the US—and hospitalizations are rising

This year’s flu season is underway in the United States, and the number of cases is rising, according to the latest flu data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

November 30, 2022
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Boston Scientific to acquire Apollo Endosurgery for $615M

Under terms of the deal, Boston Scientific will pay $10 per share to acquire Apollo Endosurgery, well above the company’s previous day’s close of $6 per share.

November 29, 2022

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Five of the largest U.S. medical societies focused on cardiovascular health are one step closer to seeing their paradigm-shifting proposal become a reality.

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions and Society of Thoracic Surgeons have both shared statements in support of the ban, which is already being challenged in court. The American Hospital Association, meanwhile, opposes the policy shift, saying it “errs by seeking to create a one-size-fits-all rule”

Alison Bailey, MD, co-chair of the business of cardiology sessions at ACC.24, emphasized that reimbursement cuts can have a long-term negative impact on patient. 

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