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.

Strategic Radiology Launches Patient Safety Organization

With the intention of establishing “a safety organization that can serve as a national model,” Strategic Radiology (SR) of Palmetto is seeking formal AHRQ certification for its new Patient Safety Organization (PSO)

North Carolina May Weigh Radiologic Technologist Licensure Requirement

In the interest of patient safety, the North Carolina Society of Radiologic Technologists hope a bill to require RTs to be licensed by the state may soon be introduced in the state legislature

RadNet Financials Reveal Impact of Sandy

Between 120 and 130 RadNet locations were impacted by power outages and patients being unable to keep appointments due to the November hurricane. In RadNet’s fourth quarter financial statement, the company puts the value of the lost business at $3.5 million

Swearingen Vows RIS Is ICD-10 Ready, Are You?

Swearingen Software, Inc, Houston Texas, vendor of one of radiology’s last remaining standalone RIS solutions, has announced that its RISynergy is ICD-10 ready.

CMS Issues Guidance on Sequestration Cuts

Following the requirements of the Budget Control Act of 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin reducing all Medicare Fee for Service (FFS) program payments by 2 percent starting on April 1, unless Congress acts to halt the cuts

Hospital Employment Rises, But Investors Wary

Hospital employment continued rising in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported, but investors are wary because of the sequester

New York Imaging Service Acquires GXC Imaging

The deal makes New York Imaging Service (NYIS), Newburgh, NY, the largest privately owned digital X-ray dealer in New York State

MITA Releases New Smart Dose Standard for CT Equipment

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) has released XR-29, also known as MITA Smart Dose, a set of four standard attributes of CT equipment that enable optimization or management of radiation dose delivery while also providing high quality medical images