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.

Imaging3 CEO Facing SEC Suit Resigns Position

Dean Norman Janes, the now former CEO of Imaging3, leaves the Burbank, Calif.-based developer of the Dominion Volumetric Imaging Scanner amid allegations that the intentionally mislead investors in the company about the true reasons the Dominion scanner failed three times to get U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) 501k clearance

Montana Hospital Meaningful Use Suit Could Be First of Many

With less than 10 percent of EHR vendors whose products met 2011 edition meaningful use certification criteria going on to meet the 2014 edition criteria, hospitals and physician organizations who bought the wrong product may need to turn to the courts in hopes of getting some of their investment back

Lung Cancer Screening Advocates’ Work Far From Over

With the USPSTF grade B recommendation in hand, proponents of responsible screening for lung cancer with low-dose CT now turn toward the critical problem of actually getting those at high risk for lung cancer tested

Farmers Sues Imaging Providers for More Than $3 Million

According to the Farmers’ complaint, two Los Angeles-area businesses — Glendale Diagnostic Imaging Network and Central Diagnostic Imaging Network — billed the insurer for hundreds of MRI and CT scan 3D renderings that were never performed.

USPSTF Recommends Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening

In what is seen as a key step in broadening insurance coverage for lung cancer screening with low-dose CT, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has issued a grade B recommendation in favor of the test for current and former heavy smokers age 55 to 80

Former U of Iowa Radiologist Faces New Charges

Malik Juweid, M.D., has been in a prolonged dispute with his former employer, the University of Iowa, and now faces new charges after failing to complete a state-ordered mental and physical evaluation

CMS Updates Imaging Equipment Maintenance Standards for Hospitals

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will continue to mandate that hospitals service medical equipment, including imaging and radiation therapy equipment, according to the device manufacturer’s standards

Providers Lose Appeal Over Insurer's MPPR Policy Change

North Carolina advocates for health care providers have lost an appeal in a case centered on multiple procedure payment reductions for radiologists