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.
Ontario-based Andlauer Healthcare Group ships sensitive temperature-controlled products necessary for healthcare manufacturing and research. It has agreed to be acquired by the world’s largest courier, with the all-cash deal expected to close later this year.
The pharmacy chain was accused of filling “millions” of unlawful prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances. Despite agreeing to the payout, the company does not admit wrongdoing.
Elliot Fishman, MD, of Johns Hopkins, was just one of many at RSNA 2013 urging radiology as a profession to start acknowledging the power of social media — as well as the risks of abstaining from it
Radiology Associates of North Texas, based in Forth Worth, Tex, held onto the top spot in the annual Radiology Business Journal ranking of largest radiology practices by full-time equivalent (FTE) radiologists
David Kwiatkowski, a fentanyl-addicted radiology technician who had worked at Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire, had already pleaded guilty to infecting at least 46 patients with hepatitis C in exchange for limiting his sentence to no more than 40 years
The experience of health care providers in Massachusetts is valuable to consider when examining how health care reform might impact the role of radiologists in the future, noted speakers at a Monday morning RSNA session
Call it structured, call it actionable, or call it both -- whatever name you give it, it's undeniable that improving radiology reports is a significant trend at this year's RSNA
The final 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule includes particularly harsh news for providers of image-guided breast biopsies, and threatens a 24% reimbursement cut to all physicians if the SGR is allowed to go into effect on New Year's Day
Creating a common system of radiology procedure names is an important step in achieving interoperability of radiology test results in electronic medical record systems and health information exchange, say the two organizations