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.

Radiation Oncologists Hit Hard by Proposed MPFS Changes, ASTRO President Speaks Out

Radiologists have much to dislike in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed changes to the 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), and they are not alone. Radiation oncologists would be hit with a 15% reduction in payment for services, says the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). Almost half of that cut is

FDA User Fee Signed Into Law

President Obama on Monday signed the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, which makes it easier for the FDA to approve and fast-track new drugs and medical devices to market, and bolsters the FDA’s oversight of safety issues.

ACR Partners with NDSC on Computerized Decision Support

The goal of getting ACR evidence-based imaging appropriateness criteria into the hand of more ordering physicians as they make their clinical decisions is another step closer. On Wednesday, the ACR announced an exclusive agreement with the National Decision Support Company (NDSC) to offer Appropriateness Criteria (AC) in digitally consumable format

PACS is Back, Says New Market Report

After three years of decline, the PACS market outlook is positive through 2017 says a new Frost & Sullivan report on the North American radiology image and information management systems market.

Most Payors Now Considering ACOs

More than 3 out of 4 leaders of payor organizations now say they are considering adoption of the ACO model, finds a new survey by HealthEdge, a provider of software platforms for healthcare payors.

CMS Announces 89 New ACOs

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced 89 new Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to the Medicare Shared Savings Program.

Fujifilm Synapse MU 3.0 Receives Complete EHR Certification

Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. announced today that Synapse MU 3.0 has been certified as a complete EHR and is 2011/2012 compliant by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

CMS Puts MPPR Imaging Cuts Back on the Table

To find budget savings that would help cover a 7% increase in payments to Family Medicine physicians and other Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) wants, several proposed ideas for cutting reimbursement are back in play in the 2013 Medicare Fee Schedule Proposed Rule posted last Friday. This includes the unpopular multiple procedural