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 companies argue that the U.S. Department of Justice has failed to adequately demonstrate how, and in which regions of the country, the merger would harm competition. They are asking a federal court to throw out the case.
The motion is being advanced by religious groups and hedge funds alike, with the decision to develop a report set to be voted on at the UnitedHealth Group 2025 annual meeting.
The new law will require private equity firms to make disclosures related to organizational structure and finances if they intend to operate a medical facility or provider organization in the state.
While artificial intelligence engineers and consultants took the top two spots, physical therapists and advanced practice providers also landed among the 25 fastest growing jobs in the U.S.
A new final rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau bans reporting agencies from including medical debts on credit reports or factoring them into credit scores.
RadNet will begin executing a cost savings program targeted at saving $30 million of annual operating costs in response to the reimbursement pressure and lower than anticipated utilization the company has experienced this year
The billing and practice management services declined to confirm the exact size of its commitment. However, it is listed on the ACR’s website as a “Partner,” a distinction reserved for companies that contribute a half million or more
Governor Tom Corbett has signed the Breast Density Notification Act into law, making Pennsylvania the 13th state to require mammogram results sent to patients to include breast density information
Supporters of the mandatory inclusion of breast density information in patient mammogram result notifications are making another run at getting a national law passed to require this of all imaging providers
The value of scale became evident this year as the largest practices also reported the greatest revenue per FTE radiologist, and the revenue number stepped down with each descending practice-size category
On Wednesday, October 30, the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees jointly released a draft version of policy to replace the sustainable growth rate formula (SGR), and language regarding the use of appropriateness criteria in ordering of advanced medical imaging was included
After a second quarter that was so bad, Merge’s own CEO, Justin Dearborn, called the results “unacceptable” and apologized to investors, the company’s third quarter results were less dramatic, but still not very inspiring to investors
The FDA has approved the GE Healthcare diagnostic imaging tracer flutemetamol F18 (Vizamyl) for use in evaluating adults for Alzheimer's disease and dementia