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.

Housing AI company hits $4B valuation as it expands into healthcare
With its $350M in new funding, EliseAI said it plans to build out its technology and sales force. It currently works with specialty provider groups to automate practice operations such as scheduling and insurance verification.
Rural cardiology practices struggle to fill vacancies
A new survey put a spotlight on the staffing issues rural cardiology practices and health systems face on a daily basis.
Some physicians not only avoid burnout but also find fulfillment. Here’s how they do it.
Of surveyed and interviewed U.S. physicians who showed significant six-month improvement in follow-up vs. baseline wellness checks, 47% attributed the gain to active personal changes. Not far behind were those who credited active work-related changes—40% of the field.
Mayo Clinic, Thermo Fisher Scientific launch new AI-supported diagnostics company
The new entity, Precure, will be owned by both groups. Its work in detecting early disease for timely intervention stems from a research project launched this summer. The Mayo Clinic said Precure will make the results of that initiative actionable.
HHS-OIG audit finds that major Medicare Advantage insurers engaged in $180M of alleged upcoding
The payers in question, Humana and UnitedHealthcare, deny any wrongdoing and are not obligated to pay back any money.

WSU Study Finds Ways to Reduce Radiology’s Carbon Footprint

Wichita State University (WSU) research designed to lower energy and material consumption within radiology also creeps delicately into the clinical decision-making realm where some tests, like MRI, have a bigger carbon footprint than others

TeraMedica Mobile-enables VNA Product

Vendor-neutral archive provider TeraMedica says it will introduce Evercore® Connext Mobile at the upcoming 2013 HIMSS conference

Some Research on Repeat Imaging May Overestimate Waste

Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute proposes a more precise definition system for repeat testing to aid researchers looking at imaging overutilization

Global CT Market to Grow to $6 billion by 2019

The global market for CT systems will grow to $6 billion by 2019, according to a study published by WinterGreen Research

European Imaging Systems Market to Grow to $2.2 Billion in Next 5 Years

Aging populations in Europe will drive demand for diagnostic imaging, growing the market to almost $2.2 billion by 2017 says a new report by the Millennium Research Group

Montage Healthcare and Mammography Reporting Systems Enter Partnership

Montage Healthcare Solutions and Mammography Reporting Systems (MRS) have teamed up to integrate Montage Search and Analytics solution with MRS systems

Senate Reintroduces IPAB Repeal Bill

GOP senators have introduced a companion bill to the bi-partisan legislation introduced in the House last month that would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board

Russell Branzell Selected President and CEO of CHIME

Russell P. Branzell has been selected President and Chief Executive Officer of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).

Business Intelligence

Housing AI company hits $4B valuation as it expands into healthcare

Rural cardiology practices struggle to fill vacancies

Some physicians not only avoid burnout but also find fulfillment. Here’s how they do it.

Mayo Clinic, Thermo Fisher Scientific launch new AI-supported diagnostics company

HHS-OIG audit finds that major Medicare Advantage insurers engaged in $180M of alleged upcoding