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.
The deal will not be finalized until approved by Exact Sciences’ shareholders. With it, Abbott gains control of new diagnostic tools, including a popular at-home test for colorectal cancer.
Scott Gottlieb, MD, will take on the new position “effective immediately.” UnitedHealth Group did not say what, if any, steering committee the former FDA lead will sit on.
Dubbed “Clearity,” the new health plans will have four tiers to choose from, allowing patients to select the provider and services that are right for them. The insurance is similar to a concierge care model, but backed by a potentially larger network.
Krista Nelson made the official announcement on LinkedIn. She replaces Patrick Conway, MD, CEO of the broader Optum, who had held dual roles. Nelson has been with UnitedHealthcare since 2017.
A clinical trial pitting MRI against a burgeoning PET/CT technique has found the de facto defending champion better at revealing the presence of any grade of prostate cancer.
Two emerging MRI techniques show promise as all-in-one imaging tests for patients with pain in and below the lower back due to changes in the sacroiliac joint.
The FDA has cleared a focused-ultrasound developer to compare the safety and efficacy of acoustic energy for treating prostate cancer against the more conservative approach of active surveillance.
Editor David Bluemke, MD, PhD, says the journal’s rising impact factor is “representative of the fundamental importance of imaging throughout our hospitals and clinics.”
An imaging OEM is teaming with a multi-omics diagnostics company to offer lung-cancer care teams lab data alongside radiologic findings and clinical histories.
One of the largest private health insurers in the U.S. has gone from considering hybrid PET/CT for cardiac indications “experimental/investigational” to displaying willingness to pay for the modality.
Rumors have been swirling for more than a year, but a Siemens Healthineers C-suite executive has declared the company’s ultrasound business alive, well and amply resourced.