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.

2013 OIG Work Plan Includes Focus on Imaging Practice Expenses and Medical Necessity

The Office of Inspector General's priorities for finding fraud and waste in Medicare once again includes imaging services.

ASTRO Pulls Out of Joint Practice Accreditation with ACR

Citing differences on "major components of a partnership" ASTRO is ending its affiliation with the ACR and will create its own program.

MITA Urges Congress to Act on Helium Shortage

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance says failure to preserve the U.S. helium supply will harm patients and health care.

Strand Diagnostics Launches System to Prevent Mix Ups in Breast Biopsies

Strand Diagnostics is expanding its system to prevent misidentification of prostate biopsy samples to breast biospies, too.

Radiologists Develop New Guidelines for Managing Acute Low-Back Pain

Treatment for acute low-back pain is one of the most common reasons for visits to physicians in the outpatient setting ...

McKesson Acquires MED3OOO

McKesson and MED3OOO have announced a definitive agreement in which McKesson will acquire MED3OOO.

Radiologist at Center of N.J. Kickback Case Pleads Guilty

Ashokkumar Babaria, MD, a 62-year-old radiologist from Moorestown, N.J., has pleaded guilty in Federal Court ...

FDA Issues Safety Notification for Florida Mammography Provider

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a safety notification for Medisound, Inc./Digital Radiology Center, in Kissimmee, Fla., which it says was performin