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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A massive physician shortage is coming—and it could hit cardiology especially hard

By 2034, the United States is expected to be short somewhere between 37,000 and 124,000 physicians.

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New legislation that would improve patient access to cardiac, pulmonary rehab programs introduced in Senate

The bill has received support from both parties. The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association also hope to see it signed into law by President Joe Biden. 

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Interventional cardiologists back prior authorization bill, call current policies ‘costly' and ‘time consuming’

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions is the latest industry organization to show its support of the new legislation. 

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New York cardiologist sentenced to 20 months in prison, fined $100K for elaborate fraud scheme

The cardiologist was also ordered to pay more than $500,000 in restitution, according to an official statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office. 

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Virginia health system sues competitor for $20M for allegedly blocking expansion, hiring away cardiologists

The issues between these two systems appears to go back several years. 

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Cardiologists support bipartisan prior authorization bill, praising its ‘transparency’ and ‘oversight’

The ACC is enthusiastically backing the bipartisan legislation, saying it would improve care for the country's cardiovascular patients.

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Boston-based tech company raises $8M to develop AI-powered CVD software

The company also announced that two specialists with more than 25 years of industry experience have joined its leadership team. 

Cardiologist leaves Amazon leadership role to join digital health startup

In the past, Majmudar has also helped manage the Healthcare Transformation Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital and served as an associate professor at Harvard Medical School.

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Use of AI opportunistic screening in CT for cardiovascular disease

Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.

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New imaging protocols proposed to curb rise of cardiovascular infections

Eleven medical societies have signed on to a consensus statement aimed at standardizing imaging for suspected cardiovascular infections.