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.

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

AAPS Sues ABMS Over New Board Requirements

According to the Association of American Physicians & Surgeons (AAPS) lawsuit, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Maintenance of Certification program is nothing but a "money making scheme" that violates antitrust law

Radiologist and his Daughter Were Among Boston Marathon First Responders

A radiologist running the Boston Marathon with his daughter, a pediatrician, were among the first health care providers on the scene after bombs exploded at the finish line of the race

KFF: It’s the Economy, Not Efficiency, That’s Really Lowering Health Care Costs

A report out today from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) adds urgency to efforts to repeal the SGR formula and keep the pressure on health care cost containment

7 Staff Management Steps to Improve Safety and Quality Issues

A new ASRT white paper sounds a warning about technologist training and staffing challenges in an era of shrinking imaging reimbursement and rapid technological change, but also offers ways to correct these issues

Cook Medical Launches Fully-Retractable Embolization Coil

New Orleans-based Cook Medical took the opportunity of the SIR meeting to introduce its new fully-retractable .035 inch embolization coil for peripheral arterial and venous embolization