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.

California-based patient care coordination company hits $1B valuation with $130M in new funding
Solace Health, a company that connects patients with an "advocate" to help them navigate the U.S. healthcare system after a diagnosis, announced on Tuesday that it's earned $130 million in Series C funding, bringing its valuation to the coveted “unicorn status."
ECG market keeps evolving thanks to AI, home monitoring and Epic integration
For years, the ECG market was relatively static. According to a new report, however, things are rapidly changing.
Humana and Google partner on healthcare AI ‘Agent Assist’ for improved member support
The insurer said Google’s Gemini was part of the new AI’s core development. The system will support customer service interactions by automatically summarizing calls and pulling up relevant information, without the need for manual input. The Google Cloud will be providing the necessary data security to ensure patient privacy, the companies added.
Hospitals experience 60% rise in bankruptcies, despite overall industry decline
A report from Gibbins Advisors found that, overall, the healthcare space is feeling the stress of economic chaos, including Medicaid cuts, tariffs and high interest rates.
U.S. Army veteran launches ‘Chief Bud’ AI tool to help soldiers find housing
The new tool received $25,000 in funding after winning the grand prize in a Veterans Day pitch contest. Currently in a pilot phase, the website will help troops find shelter, be it temporary or permanent.

Social media for radiology residency: The surface is well-scratched, but there’s room and reason to delve deeper

Twitter is tops for diagnostic radiology residency programs using social media for education, networking and/or trainee recruitment.

5 ways to financially thrive in the face of chronic little pay cuts

Radiology researchers from six leading medical schools have laid out some attuned and readily adoptable strategies for groups challenged to prosper in a time of difficult reimbursement dynamics.

FDA clears AI assessor of stricken dense brain tissue

An AI startup has received the FDA’s go-ahead to market a new tool within its existing platform that automatically diagnoses stroke and brain injury in hyperdense brain tissue imaged with unenhanced CT.

Imaging industry news bites of the week

Radiology business developments that broke softly but may make waves

New PET imager cleared for U.S. sales

A Canadian manufacturer of positron emission tomography equipment has received FDA’s OK to market a small-footprint scanner that images targeted organs bearing radiotracers at close range.

Generic CT contrast supplier pledges ‘immediate relief’ from shortage

A global tech and pharma vendor is set to inject U.S. healthcare with a set of generic contrast agents, the first of which will be an FDA-approved substitute for GE Healthcare’s Visipaque.

Radiologist starting salaries up 13.5% over last year

Radiologists are receiving salary offers averaging $455,000 to start a new job in 2022, up from $401,000 in 2021.

True or false? ‘AI does not influence radiologists’ performance’

A healthcare AI startup in Silicon Valley is partnering with a top-tier medical school—and hopefully a few good radiologists—to test a hypothesis that’s increasingly crucial to radiology.

Business Intelligence

California-based patient care coordination company hits $1B valuation with $130M in new funding

ECG market keeps evolving thanks to AI, home monitoring and Epic integration

Humana and Google partner on healthcare AI ‘Agent Assist’ for improved member support

Hospitals experience 60% rise in bankruptcies, despite overall industry decline

U.S. Army veteran launches ‘Chief Bud’ AI tool to help soldiers find housing