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.

Sacramento RAS Group Partners with University of Arizona

Radiological Associates of Sacramento's teleradiology division, teleRAS, announced a partnership with the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson Department of Medical Imaging.

ACR Promotes Tools to Cut Radiation Exposure in Kids

As the use of digital X-ray on pediatric patients grows, the ACR's Image Gently campaign “Back to Basics” initiative is moving forward in getting practical resources on minimizing radiation exposure in pediatric patients into the hands of providers. This week it announced new online teaching materials, checklists and practice quality improvement

AMIC Joins Throng of Health Care Groups Headed to Congress

The annual end-of-year march to the Capitol to seek repeals for proposed or scheduled cuts to Medicare has added urgency this year. Against the backdrop of an upcoming additional $11 billion cut in Medicare mandated by last year’s Budget Control Act, the Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) is meeting with lawmakers Thursday to ensure it

Imaging Utilization Down for Cardiologists, Survey Finds

A survey of cardiologists conducted last year by MedAxiom and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) challenges the idea that overutilization of imaging is a growing problem in that specialty. On average, the cardiologists surveyed recorded 29 percent more patient visits since 2004 but performed fewer imaged stress studies.

Patient Satisfaction With Imaging Is Increasingly Critical to Referrers

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As health care becomes increasingly consumer driven, patients are expecting higher levels of service and satisfaction from their providers, including providers of medical imaging. Elliot Silverman, director of imaging services at Palmetto General Hospital (Hialeah, Florida), notes that many patients have only a vague notion of what’s in store when

Radiology and Social Media: A Tale of Two Practices

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This article is third in a three-part series. To read the first article in the series, click here; to read the second, click here.

Patient Portals Unlock New Service Levels for Radiology

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This article is the third in a four-part series. To read part one, click here; to read part two, click here.

Patient-centered Care, Technology, and the Imaging Center: ProScan Imaging

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In September, ProScan Imaging, which owns a network of 25 imaging centers in seven states, became the first organization in the world to install the high-field Echelon Oval 1.5T MRI system from Hitachi Medical Systems. Featuring an oval-shaped bore that measures 74 cm, the Echelon Oval reflects the growing trend toward patient centricity in imaging