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.

Hospital system sues UnitedHealth over ‘denied, delayed’ Medicare Advantage reimbursement
Tennessee-based Ballad Health said it's tried for years to resolve the issues with the insurer but now has 'no choice' but to take legal action, as denied claims are leading to longer hospital stays and higher expenses.
Humana, Providence unveil interoperable data-sharing framework
The two companies said their model for exchanging payer and provider data will be “easily replicable” and could be adopted across the healthcare space. The initial rollout of the system will be focused on automatically identifying Medicare Advantage patients.
Combined AI chatbot, telehealth app earns $25M investment
Physician-founded Counsel Health said it will use the funds to hire more doctors as it expands the userbase for its AI, which allows patients to ask questions and get answers from a real doctor.
CVS finalizes buyout of Rite Aid prescription data, 63 retail stores
The prescription information comes from 626 pharmacies in 15 states. CVS said it could gain access to 9 million new customers.
Johnson & Johnson to spin off $9.2B DePuy orthopedics division into independent company
The division develops and manufactures knee and hip replacements, along with other surgical implants. J&J said it will separate DePuy within 18 to 24 months, at which point it will be the largest orthopedics company in the world.

Enrollment Down for Radiography Technologist Programs, Up for Radiation Therapy and Nuclear Medicine

Enrollment for radiography programs declined in 2012, while enrollment for radiation therapy and nuclear medicine programs rose, according to an ASRT survey

Mammography: A Billion Without Benefit?

Can you spend a billion on breast cancer screenings without benefit? Researchers at Yale School of Medicine believe the answer is yes

RBMA Educational Scholarships Now Available

For the third consecutive year, the association has teamed with vRad to offer scholarships to help cover the cost of attending its seminars and annual meeting

Oslo Screening Trial Finds Higher Cancer Detection With Tomosynthesis

Study concludes that 3D mammography combined with 2D breast exam finds significantly more cancers than a 2D breast exam alone

Including CT Colongraphy into HEDIS Can Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Compliance

Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates increased when CT colonography (CTC) was included as a HEDIS-compliant CRC test, according to a JACR study

Global Breast Imaging Market Will Grow to $5 Billion by 2017, According to New Report

The global breast imaging market will grow to approximately $5 billion by 2017 at a CAGR of 15.37% from 2012, according to marketandmarkets.com

Chinese Imaging Provider Acquires Ownership Interest in MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center

Concord Medical Services, based in China, has closed the acquisition of 19.98% of indirect ownership of the University of Texas MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center

iCAD Digital CAD Approved for Use with Philips Digital Mammography System

The FDA has approved iCAD’s PowerLook Advanced Mammography Platform (AMP), with Digital CAD for Philips’ MicroDose Full-Field Digital Mammography System

Business Intelligence

Hospital system sues UnitedHealth over ‘denied, delayed’ Medicare Advantage reimbursement

Humana, Providence unveil interoperable data-sharing framework

Combined AI chatbot, telehealth app earns $25M investment

CVS finalizes buyout of Rite Aid prescription data, 63 retail stores

Johnson & Johnson to spin off $9.2B DePuy orthopedics division into independent company