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.

Data Management Survey: PACS Account For Biggest Share of Health Data

According to its second annual global healthcare data management survey, BridgeHead Software reports that “healthcare leaders around the world” say that PACS accounts for the biggest share of their data.

Tweaked FDA bill Removes Hurdle to Medical App Guidance

Congress has removed a major roadblock to the Food and Drug Administration's regulation of medical mobile apps by modifying a section of the FDA Saftey and Innovation Act (S:3187).

Reimbursement Uncertainty Tops List of Health Care Leaders' Concerns

Lack of a permanent sustainable growth rate (SGR) fix for Medicare physician payments and accountable care organization (ACO) payment models that ask practices to share financial risk with payors top the list of concerns of members of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)/American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE).

Lung Nodule Matching Software Dramatically Increases Radiologists’ Efficiency

An automated lung nodule matching program can improve radiologists’ efficiency almost two-fold, a first-of-its-kind study shows.

SCOTUS Upholds Individual Mandate, Hospital Stocks Rise and Insurance Stocks Fall

The Supreme Court has ruled that the mandate that all Americans purchase health insurance is constitutional because it is a kind of tax that Congress has the right to levy. The justices rejected the idea that it falls under the power of Congress to regulate commerce between the states.

After Law Enables Adjunctive Breast Density Screening, Researchers Find More Cancers

One year into the implementation of the Connecticut law that provides additional information to dense-breasted women about their risk for breast cancer, a study published in the journal Radiology looked into the benefits of adjunctive screening for such patients.

New Siemens Refurbishment Plant Reflects Greater OEM Interest in Secondary Imaging Market

Last week, Siemens Healthcare opened a brand new factory in Wood Dale, IL for the refurbishment of its devices, including its CT, MR, and molecular imaging technologies.

Senate Passes FDA Device User Fee Bill, Obama to Sign

By a vote of 92-4, the U.S. Senate approved the final version of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S.3187) and therefore the collection of $6 billion in medical device user fees throughout the next five years.