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.
The Wall Street Journal said that President Donald Trump has yet to meet with company representatives. However, UnitedHealth CEO Stephen Hemsley reportedly met with members of the administration in Washington.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a recall of Mo-Vis BVBA joysticks after a faulty firmware version was linked to the malfunction. Users will need to have their devices upgraded.
In a Harris Poll, the vast majority (84%) of frontline healthcare workers expressed dissatisfaction with their jobs, though most said they’d consider staying in their current role if provided an opportunity for education and career advancement.
A first glimpse of how likely it will be that Medicare will someday cover beta amyloid PET imaging will come early next year. On January 30, 2013, the Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) panel will meet to review available evidence and hear public testimony on the use of beta amyloid PET imaging, the Centers for
Charles E. Kahn, Jr., M.D., M.S. was installed as president of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), the first and oldest radiology society in the United States.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced it will delay for another year the required implementation of ICD-10, the billing code sets known as the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition diagnosis and procedure codes. The new deadline for compliance is October 1, 2014.
Radiologist Malik Juweid who has been in a long running dispute with the University of Iowa was fired from his position as a tenured professor at the university after a three-person judicial panel found that he had indeed compromised patient confidentiality and acted inappropriately toward coworkers.
ReviveHealth, a hospital public relations firm in Santa Barbara, CA, released the results of their annual survey that asked hospitals for their opinions on health insurers. This year’s worst insurer, according to the results, was WellPoint.
On Tuesday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment updated its total of Kansas patients who were infected with hepatitis C by David Kwiatkowski, a contract radiologic technician who may have exposed patients in seven states to the disease.
Houston radiologist Jack L. Baker settled with the government last week, agreeing to pay$650,000 for paying referring doctors illegal kickback for sending patients to his Fairmont Diagnostic Center and Open MRI Inc. imaging center. He will also be barred from participating in Medicare and Medicaid for six years.