As mobile technology gains traction among primary care physicians to aid in faster, more effective patient consultation, can adoption of this technology among image-intensive specialties like radiology and cardiology be far behind? Not according to the results of a 2012 study by Jackson and Coker Research Associates, which found that, in order, the

The clinical advantages of mobile access to images and reports are just one side of the story, according to Freddie Adorno, enterprise imaging informatics manager at Nyack Hospital, Nyack, New York. Adorno has managed the hospital’s beta testing of a new mobile viewer for its enterprise imaging platform that is device- and browser-agnostic, making

When the team of radiologists, referring physicians, and IT professionals at Nyack Hospital in Nyack, New York, began beta testing a new enterprise imaging viewer, their primary interest was in its mobile platform compatibility. “For us, it’s about making our physician customers happy,” says Mark Geller, MD, a Nyack Hospital radiologist. “We want

The fiscal-cliff negotiations have come and gone without the hoped-for repeal of the 2013 Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) for imaging. An enhancement of the MPPR contained in the 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), the 2013 version extends the payment reduction to many second imaging procedures performed—by the same individual

Additional reimbursement cuts are on the horizon, so 2013 is expected to present ample acquisition opportunity for buyers hoping to purchase pressured imaging centers. In planning to acquire an imaging center, there are three key items that should be addressed early in the process to help streamline a potential acquisition. If not adequately

Four Washington health-care providers were facing a problem. Harrison Medical Center (Bremerton), Advanced Medical Imaging (Silverdale), The Doctors Clinic (Silverdale), and Olympic Radiology (Bremerton)—all separate, multisite organizations located on the Kitsap Peninsula, west of Seattle—knew that having competitors was creating problems for

Every year since 2001, the ACR® Forum has gathered experts from within and outside radiology to discuss issues facing the specialty. The theme for the 12th Annual ACR Forum, held in June 2012 in Reston, Virginia, was Radiology in 2022, and participants (including the publisher of ImagingBiz) were asked to look ahead to anticipate the challenges

I am pleased to announce a new addition to our comprehensive news and information portal in the form of a series of video commentaries. Within these occasional commentaries, I will take the opportunity to discuss the implications for medical imaging leaders of the various trends and issues facing our profession. This first video is a brief