Cerner and Nuance say they have expanded their collaboration on mobile healthcare IT products with voice recognition.

MITA, AAPM, the Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging, and Image Wisely all back the new standards.

The vendor-research company KLAS is perhaps best known for its market reports, which compare the performance of multiple vendors in a single product category. Recently, however, the company has introduced a new approach to its reports that is reflective of the growing need to evaluate emerging technologies prior to widespread adoption and

At the 2012 Annual Meeting & Leadership Summit of the California Radiological Society in San Francisco, Frank Lexa, MD, MBA, presented “Core Financial Principles for Radiology Professionals” on September 8. According to Lexa, who is vice chair and professor of radiology at Drexel University College of Medicine, using certain financial tools (such

It’s no longer business as usual. That was the main message that radiologist and consultant Lawrence R. Muroff, MD, FACR, brought to the California Radiological Society’s 2012 Annual Meeting & Leadership Summit in San Francisco. On September 9, he presented “Future Trends That Will Impact What You Do and What You Earn,” highlighting eight major

Valerie Ciminera, a manager in radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) in Philadelphia, describes the large facility as comparable to a small city, with a lot of ground to cover between buildings. The department of radiology at HUP uses 10 analog portable radiography systems to image an average of 225 inpatients per day at

Neale Pashley, operations manager for Medical Management Professionals (MMP), found himself on the front lines of the CMS Acute Care Episode (ACE) Demonstration when a radiology practice with which he worked became a participant. “What the radiology industry should prepare for, more than anything else, is the impact this might have on utilization,”

On October 9, at the RBMA 2012 Fall Educational Conference in Chandler, Arizona, I had the honor of moderating a panel discussion, “Is It Time to Buy, Hold, Sell, or JV?” The faculty participants discussed the very nuanced art and science of building a success strategy for the potential transactions—merger, sale, alliance, joint venture, and so