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.

Major private payer encouraging employees to leave willingly
The largest Medicaid-specialized managed care organization in the U.S. is offering buyout packages to most of its 60,000 or so staff workers.
As Americans tuck into supplements like their health depends on it, specialized products are displacing multivitamins
Some of today’s most popular products promise better immune, adaptogenic, anti-inflammatory, gut, skin or joint health—or combinations of two or more of the above.
Express Scripts sues Tennessee over PBM law that would close specialty pharmacy
The company called the state’s regulation of pharmacy benefit managers “shortsighted,” as it would force the closure of Accredo, a specialty drug dispensary that supplies drugs it says aren’t available anywhere else in the state.
FTC settles lawsuit with Optum Rx, ending its campaign against the ‘big three’ PBMs
The agency had been suing the three largest pharmacy benefit managers over their alleged control of insulin prices. It reached agreements with CVS’ Caremark and Cigna’s Express Scripts earlier this year.
Nvidia partners with clinical note-taking company to improve suite of AI models
The collaboration between the chipmaker and Abridge, a developer of generative AI for healthcare, will involve data-sharing to improve Nvidia’s general-purpose models, which in turn will be used to make Abridge’s clinical offerings more efficient.

RSNA speakers extol advantages of informed imaging consumers

Last fall Yale Radiology began offering users of its EHR-based patient portal a link to a page on RadiologyInfo.org headed “How to read your radiology report.” The page drew 400 or so clicks in its first two weeks. Today it’s getting 5,000 to 10,000 a month.

Experienced teleradiologist shares 3 ‘remedies’ for work-from-home ailments

Remote radiology is not without its formidable challenges. A longtime veteran of the model discussed a number of these in a session at RSNA 2022.

RadNet and Google Health join forces to use AI for lung cancer screening

Aidence will license, develop, and validate Google Health’s existing AI research module, hoping to offer better differentiation between benign and malignant lung nodules at an early stage.

Canon to open new subsidiary, Canon Healthcare USA, in Cleveland

“The U.S. market is more and more important for our business,” the company's president and CEO said during a press conference at RSNA 2022.

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Simple steps radiology leaders can take to fight back against ransomware

Ransomware is a growing problem for healthcare providers. At RSNA 2022, two experts examined how leaders can protect their teams and their facilities.

Aidoc, Avicenna, Viz.ai and 10 more imaging AI names in the pre-RSNA news

Also worth a look: the ACR Data Science Institute’s AI Central, updated this week with detailed information on imaging AI products that have been cleared by the FDA.

Taking shape: New postgraduate degree program for technologists

A university in the Lone Star State is readying a master’s degree program that will prepare grad students to work as radiologic “techs” in all 50 states.

Aloha State practice recovering from apparent cyberattack

Three and a half weeks after abruptly closing shop due to unspecified technical difficulties, Hawaii Radiologic Associates is reopening its doors in stages.

Business Intelligence

Major private payer encouraging employees to leave willingly

As Americans tuck into supplements like their health depends on it, specialized products are displacing multivitamins

Express Scripts sues Tennessee over PBM law that would close specialty pharmacy

FTC settles lawsuit with Optum Rx, ending its campaign against the ‘big three’ PBMs

Nvidia partners with clinical note-taking company to improve suite of AI models