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.

GE, Affibody to Collaborate on Her2 PET Agent

GE Healthcare signed a deal with Swedish contrast agent developer Affibody AB for the development of a PET imaging agent that targets Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (Her2), a breast cancer biomarker.

Mach 7 Technologies, Logicalis Sign Cross-Marketing Agreement

Global image-sharing provider Mach 7 Technologies inked a cross-marketing deal today with IT solutions provider Logicalis for the provision of vendor-neutral cloud archiving solutions worldwide.

The key products involved in the deal include the M7T Keystone Suite Enterprise Clinical Imaging Platform and the Logicalis Enterprise Cloud solution.

Radisphere Nets Red Herring Top 100 Award

Radiology practice group Radisphere has been named a 2012 Red Herring Top 100 North America award winner.

MU Docs Suspected of Medicare Fraud--Par for the Course in the Reform Era?

Radiologists Kenneth Rall and Michael Richards were terminated from the Missouri University Health System today after a yearlong internal investigation revealed that they had committed Medicare fraud.

Open-Source Medical Devices Could Prevent Injuries, Deaths

An article in the latest issue of The Economist advocates for open-source software coding to become standard practice in medical device development.

Maine HIE Launches Statewide Imaging Archive

The 23rd state admitted to the United States is now claiming to be its first with a statewide medical image archive.

CA Breast Density Legislation Passes State Senate

California’s breast density legislation took another step forward this week, as it was passed unanimously (39-0) by the state Senate.

Intelerad Meaningful Use Module Receives Complete EHR Certification

Intelerad Medical Systems announced that the Intelerad Meaningful Use Module 2012 has achieved 2011/2012 COMPLETE EHR ONC-ATCB Certification. This designates that the software is capable of supporting providers with Stage 1 meaningful use measures required to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).