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.

UPS Healthcare acquires Canadian supply chain company for $1.6B
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.
Newswatch: AI for Medicare folk, AI uncertainty at the FDA, generative ghosts, more
AI is making patient financial advisors of hospital administrators who used to work in revenue cycle management.
Newswatch: AI-eager doctors, AI-reticent buyers, AI cost worriers, more
In medicine’s next chapter, AI literacy will separate physician leaders from peer followers.
Walgreens settles DOJ opioid crisis case for $300M
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.
AI newswatch: Lifecyle AI oversight, data matters, AI vs. animals, more
AI may finally end the paper chase caused by prior authorization. Or it may worsen it.

MITA Applauds Effort by Members of Congress to Protect Imaging from Significant Cuts

MITA applauded Members of Congress for voicing their concerns about cuts to Medicare reimbursement of imaging services

Congress Passes American Medical Isotope Production Act

Congress passes American Medical Isotope Production Act to secure domestic supply of Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), an isotope used in over 16 million procedures annually

Merck and GE Healthcare Collaborate on Alzheimer's Disease Research

GE Healthcare will supply [18F]Flutemetamol to Merck to support clinical study of BACE inhibitors against Alzheimer's Disease

Baylor Health Care and Scott & White Healthcare Agree to Merge

Baylor Health Care System and Scott & White Healthcare have signed a letter of intent to merge, becoming the biggest health system in Texas

RadPac Raised More Than $1.26 Million in 2012

The political action committee of the American College of Radiology had its biggest year yet and now ranks third among health care PACs in money raised

Medical Device Tax Will Cost Jobs Finds MITA Member Survey

Device manufacturers that responded to the survey say they will cut jobs in manufacturing, sales, and research and development because of the new tax.

MITA Applauds CMS Proposal to Remove National Non-Coverage Decision for PET

The CMS proposal would allow its local contractors to determine coverage for new PET oncology tracers as soon as the tracers are approved for use by the FDA

Allstate Awarded $7 Million Verdict in Imaging Scam

Court finds Long Beach, CA, chiropractor Daniel Dahan and his business, Progressive Diagnostic Imaging, used fake radiology reports to defraud the insurer

Business Intelligence

UPS Healthcare acquires Canadian supply chain company for $1.6B

Newswatch: AI for Medicare folk, AI uncertainty at the FDA, generative ghosts, more

Newswatch: AI-eager doctors, AI-reticent buyers, AI cost worriers, more

Walgreens settles DOJ opioid crisis case for $300M

AI newswatch: Lifecyle AI oversight, data matters, AI vs. animals, more