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.

UltraSPECT Hopes For Sales Boost From Partnership With PharmaLogic

Nuclear medicine image reconstruction company UltraSPECT has formed a distribution agreement with PharmaLogic to sell more of its UltraSPECT's Cardiac and Bone imaging applications to PharmaLogic’s hospital and imaging center customers

Health Execs Name Worst and Best Payors

The annual ReviveHealth survey of hospital and health system executives' thoughts on payors is out and once again, WellPoint/Anthem was considered the worst payor to deal with

ASTRO Members Lobby Congress to End Self-Referral Loophole

According the American Society for Radiation Oncology, more than 100 ASTRO members met with more than 300 members of Congress as part of the 10th annual ASTRO Advocacy Day

Two Montana Hospitals Settle Stark Law Allegations for $4 Million

St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings and Holy Rosary Healthcare in Miles City have paid the Department of Justice (DOJ) $3.95 million plus interest to settle allegations that the hospitals paid physicians for referrals

Magellan RBM Unit Posts 44% Profit Growth for Q1

Magellan Health Services reported a 6.3% Q1 year-over-year increase in revenue, with a 24.9% overall segment profit before EBITA. Three of five segments reported growth in profits, including the radiology benefits management segment, with profits of $19,274,000 in Q1 2013 compared to $13,361,000 in Q1 2012, a 44% increase.

Q1 2013 Health Care M&A Spending Falls 50% From Q1 2012

According to a new report by Irving Levin Associates, Inc., the health care merger and acquisition market may be cooling. Spending in the first quarter of this year was half of what it was during the same time last year.

Highmark Purchase of West Penn Allegheny Gets Green Light From State

The Pennsylvania Department of Insurance has finally approved insurer Highmark’s bid to purchase the struggling West Penn Allegheny Health System.

Senators Introduce Bill to Protect Helium Supply

Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Ark) have introduced bi-partisan legislation to delay the mandatory closing of the Federal Helium Reserve this year and ensure the government’s effort to privatize its supply of helium is more orderly