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.

Company behind Black physician finder website accused of racial discrimination in a lawsuit
The lawsuit against Find a Black Doctor was filed by Travis Morrell, MD—a dermatologist based in Colorado—who alleges he was harmed by being excluded from the directory on the basis of race. His case has the backing of the conservative-aligned advocacy group Do No Harm.
Walmart expands virtual patient care offerings with Teladoc integration
Teladoc, the popular telehealth platform, will provide urgent care, dermatology and nutrition support through Walmart’s existing virtual patient care platform. The companies made the announcement Thursday.
National health system buys the College of Health Care Professions to recruit new staff in Texas
HCA Healthcare said the acquisition comes after years of working with CHCP to recruit medical assistants into emergency rooms at hospitals. The full terms of the deal were not disclosed.
‘Advanced access’ scheduling pleases patients, strengthens PCPs
Primary care providers can significantly improve practice performance as well as patient satisfaction by making one workaday adjustment: leaving some appointment slots open to accommodate walk-ins throughout the day.
Company behind popular Ōura Ring files paperwork for IPO
Details are slim, but Ōura Health confirmed it submitted a draft registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company received $900 million in new funding from investors in October.

MITA Applauds Effort by Members of Congress to Protect Imaging from Significant Cuts

MITA applauded Members of Congress for voicing their concerns about cuts to Medicare reimbursement of imaging services

Congress Passes American Medical Isotope Production Act

Congress passes American Medical Isotope Production Act to secure domestic supply of Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), an isotope used in over 16 million procedures annually

Merck and GE Healthcare Collaborate on Alzheimer's Disease Research

GE Healthcare will supply [18F]Flutemetamol to Merck to support clinical study of BACE inhibitors against Alzheimer's Disease

Baylor Health Care and Scott & White Healthcare Agree to Merge

Baylor Health Care System and Scott & White Healthcare have signed a letter of intent to merge, becoming the biggest health system in Texas

RadPac Raised More Than $1.26 Million in 2012

The political action committee of the American College of Radiology had its biggest year yet and now ranks third among health care PACs in money raised

Medical Device Tax Will Cost Jobs Finds MITA Member Survey

Device manufacturers that responded to the survey say they will cut jobs in manufacturing, sales, and research and development because of the new tax.

MITA Applauds CMS Proposal to Remove National Non-Coverage Decision for PET

The CMS proposal would allow its local contractors to determine coverage for new PET oncology tracers as soon as the tracers are approved for use by the FDA

Allstate Awarded $7 Million Verdict in Imaging Scam

Court finds Long Beach, CA, chiropractor Daniel Dahan and his business, Progressive Diagnostic Imaging, used fake radiology reports to defraud the insurer

Business Intelligence

Company behind Black physician finder website accused of racial discrimination in a lawsuit

Walmart expands virtual patient care offerings with Teladoc integration

National health system buys the College of Health Care Professions to recruit new staff in Texas

‘Advanced access’ scheduling pleases patients, strengthens PCPs

Company behind popular Ōura Ring files paperwork for IPO