While the news crews have moved on to coverage of the final rule for stage 2 meaningful use, the reality is this: The vast majority of radiology practices still has not met the stage 1 requirements. Their greatest challenge is likely to be understanding how the rule applies to their practice setting, and radiology practices are interpreting that in

On August 23, CMS released the final rule for stage 2 meaningful use of health IT. Unlike the stage 1 rule, the stage 2 rule contains myriad radiology-specific portions that might have radiologists in a state of confusion, but things could be simpler than they seem. RadInformatics.com recently conferred with Alberto Goldszal, PhD, MBA, CIO of

InMedica forecasts the world market for PACS, RIS, and CVIS to grow by more than $1 billion over the next 5 years.

Cloud-based technologies have been relatively slow to penetrate the health-care IT market, but several advances in technology—as well as federal programs that encourage the adoption of interoperable solutions—are changing that, according to Vijay Ramanathan, CEO and cofounder of RamSoft Inc. “The biggest trend that is driving cloud computing, in

In July, CMS released its proposed 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule¹ (MPFS). Contained within its pages was an unpleasant surprise for imaging: the reintroduction of the Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) last seen in the 2012 proposed rule. As Maurine Spillman-Dennis, MPH, MBA, senior director of economics and health policy for the

Community health centers (CHCs), established by the federal government as part of a 1975 legislation package, have spent 37 years trying to solve one of the primary problems tackled by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): keeping underserved or uninsured patients out of emergency departments through the provision of affordable

On June 28, the Supreme Court ruled that the individual mandate contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is not unconstitutional, interpreting it as a tax. Based on the mandate, in 2014, US residents will be required to buy health insurance (or will face a tax penalty that will slowly increase over time). Pat Basu, MD,

In many ways, the problem of radiation overexposure still resembles a crime scene. Investigators come in after the fact and attempt to determine what really happened. There is another way, however, according to Charles W. Socia, RT, CIIP, product manager for the information-systems division of FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA—one that focuses on