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.

Community Health Systems sells ambulatory diagnostics segment to Labcorp for $194M
The all-cash deal is expected to be finalized in April 2026. With this divestment of its ambulatory labs, Tennessee-based Community Health Systems said it will be better able to focus on its core patient care business.
Patient communication AI company receives $65M in funding from private equity
Artera, a company that utilizes AI for patient communications, made the announcement while revealing it has achieved $100 million in annual revenue. Its products use AI for follow-ups after patient care, in addition to supporting clinical decisions.
CVS agrees to pay $38M to resolve insulin over-distribution allegations, DOJ says
Authorities allege the pharmacy chain gave patients more insulin than prescribed and then billed Medicare and Medicaid for the full amounts. This allegedly occurred for more than a decade.
Popular weight-loss drugs don’t tip the scales against Alzheimer’s
Semaglutide alters Alzheimer’s biomarkers but doesn’t slow the disease’s advance.
Abbott acquires cancer diagnostic company Exact Sciences for $21B
The deal will not be finalized until approved by Exact Sciences’ shareholders. With it, Abbott gains control of new diagnostic tools, including a popular at-home test for colorectal cancer.

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

MITA Blasts Congress for Medicare Cuts in Fiscal Cliff Deal and Failure to Stop Device Tax

Congress' actions will have a "devastating" impact on patient access to care, manufacturing jobs and medical research and development, MITA says.

RadNet Acquires Manhattan-based Lenox Hill Radiology for $30.3 Million

The acquisition gives RadNet an entry into the Manhattan area and is expected to add $40 million of revenue per year.

Jump in Equipment Utilization Rate in Fiscal Cliff Deal Will Take $800 Million from Imaging

To pay for an SGR-fix in the fiscal cliff deal, legislators ordered HHS to increase the advanced imaging equipment utilization rate to 90% starting in 2014

Final Push to Add MPPR Repeal to Fiscal Cliff Bill Fails

House Republicans' dissatisfaction with the Senate's fiscal cliff deal opened a last slim opportunity to have MPPR addressed, but it was not to be

Business Intelligence

Community Health Systems sells ambulatory diagnostics segment to Labcorp for $194M

Patient communication AI company receives $65M in funding from private equity

CVS agrees to pay $38M to resolve insulin over-distribution allegations, DOJ says

Popular weight-loss drugs don’t tip the scales against Alzheimer’s

Abbott acquires cancer diagnostic company Exact Sciences for $21B