Business Intelligence

Providers utilize business intelligence to monitor referral patterns and collaborate with clinicians who order their services. Such analytics tools have also been deployed in the specialty to improve productivity, track patient satisfaction and bolster quality.

SNMMI

SNMMI highlights gallium-68 shortage in letter to FDA

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has written a letter to the FDA about ongoing shortages of generators that produce gallium-68 (Ga-68), a radioisotope used regularly in medical imaging.

August 15, 2018

SNMMI recognizes 2018 award winners

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) recognized numerous award winners throughout its 2018 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.

August 13, 2018

SNMMI-TS names 2018 award winners

This year, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Technologist Section (SNMMI-TS) honored numerous technologists with awards for contributions to the fields of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging.

July 30, 2018

Report: Radiologists offered average $371K base salary, rank 5th as most requested medical specialty

National healthcare search and consulting firm Merritt Hawkins released its 2018 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives, which listed radiology as the fifth most requested medical specialty searched in fiscal year 2017-2018, up from 10th in the previous year's report.

July 27, 2018
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Sagicor Foundation donates new PACS to Jamaica Cancer Society

The Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) has received a donation from the Sagicor Foundation that is expected to greatly improve patient care and save the group approximately $3 million each year: a new PACS.

July 17, 2018
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Normal E. Bolus elected 2018-2019 president of SNMMI-TS

Norman E. Bolus, MSPH, MPH, CNMT, was elected 2018-2019 president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Technologist Section (SNMMI-TS) at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) 2018 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.

June 26, 2018
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Satoshi Minoshima elected SNMMI president during annual meeting

Satoshi Minoshima, MD, PhD, officially assumed office as 2018-2019 president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) at the SNMMI 2018 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.

June 25, 2018

PACS-EMR integration saves radiologists time, improves EMR utilization

Integration of PACS with an electronic medical record (EMR) is associated with saving radiologists time and helping them access the EMR more frequently, according to a new study in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

April 26, 2018