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.

Healthcare AI today: AI-enabled layoffs, following the AI money, AI to unscrew healthcare, more
A network of more than 100 clinics is leveraging AI to lay off more than 175 of its 2,500 or so nonclinical staff by early November.
Data-blocking antitrust lawsuit against Epic can move forward, judge rules
Epic’s attempt to have a lawsuit filed by startup Particle Health dismissed was unsuccessful. However, a U.S. district court judge narrowed the claims and rejected accusations that Epic engaged in defamation.
Employer-sponsored health plans to see 7% jump in premiums, survey finds
Consulting firm Mercer said employers are prepared to deploy cost-cutting measures, including better management of high-cost claims. However, Americans who get insurance through their workplace are likely to face higher out-of-pocket expenses, such as co-pays and deductibles.
Healthcare AI today: Healthcare AI on Capitol Hill, hospital leadership’s eye on AI, publicly traded AI recalls, more
AI could appreciably improve the delivery of healthcare services to patients—if only people trusted it. For many, the difference-maker would be nicely crafted federal regulations.
FDA designates recall of Hamilton breathing circuits a Class I
Two lots of breathing circuits manufactured by Hamilton Medical have a defect that could cause the tubing to splinter. The affected devices must be quarantined, as they cannot be safely used on patients.

Fight or Flight?

A new year is upon us, but in the radiology community, there is little to feel optimistic about this January. The fiscal-cliff negotiations came and went with no attention to the Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction in the 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, but the utilization-rate assumption for imaging equipment was raised to a perilous 90%.

Riverain Technologies Gets FDA OK for New Image Enhancement Software

ClearRead +Confirm, new software from Riverain Technologies that improves the clarity of conventional X-ray images, has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA.

Health Care Employment Grows in 2012

Health care added 45,000 jobs in December, and total health care employment rose by 338,000 in 2012

Deborah Bowen Named President/CEO of ACHE

The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) has named Deborah J. Bowen, FACHE, CAE, president and chief executive officer

Most Physicians Not Meeting Medicare (PQRS) Quality Reporting Requirements

A new study shows that fewer than one in five healthcare providers meet Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) requirements

Canon Announces Leadership Team for Canon Solutions America

Chairman & CEO and president positions for the new subsidiary will go to Cannon veteran leaders Joe Adachi (left) and Toyotsugu Kuwamura

AHRA and Toshiba Award Seven Grants to Hospitals

The recipients of the fifth annual Putting Patients First grant program won for initiativers to improve education and patient care in diagnostic imaging

ASTRO Concerned $300 Million Cut to Radiation Oncology Skips Established Rate Setting Methods

The chairman of ASTRO expressed concern that to fund a 1-year SGR fix, Congress took money from radiosurgery without considering the impact on cancer care

Business Intelligence

Healthcare AI today: AI-enabled layoffs, following the AI money, AI to unscrew healthcare, more

Data-blocking antitrust lawsuit against Epic can move forward, judge rules

Employer-sponsored health plans to see 7% jump in premiums, survey finds

Healthcare AI today: Healthcare AI on Capitol Hill, hospital leadership’s eye on AI, publicly traded AI recalls, more

FDA designates recall of Hamilton breathing circuits a Class I