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.

Radiology Associates of New Jersey Joins vRad Partner Diagnostic Imaging Inc.

Minneapolis-based Virtual Radiologic (vRad) continues to grow its national vRad Radiology Alliance network. On Monday, vRad announced that Radiology Associates of New Jersey (RANJ) has joined Diagnostic Imaging Inc. (DII), a vRad Radiology Alliance partner.

Modeling Obese Imaging Phantoms, RPI Researcher Finds Higher Dosages Likely

More than one-third of all Americans are obese, and yet most medical imaging equipment is not designed to accommodate them. This fact also underscores the likelihood of their increased exposure to ionizing radiation, says new researchreported in the journal Physics in Medicine & Biology.

Resolution in Pittsburgh: DOJ Greenlights Highmark BCBS Deal

Sparks are settling in the Steel City as the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) cleared the way for Highmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield to proceed with its half-billion-dollar buy-up of the struggling West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS).

Philip L. Lund Appointed Chief of Staff at Valley Medical Center

The largest nonprofit healthcare provider in the Seattle-Tacoma, WA area has a new Chief-of-Staff.

New PET-CT Biomarker Could Help ID Alzheimer's--if It Works

In the rush to tout Amyvid, the amyloid-plaque-seeking biomarker created by Eli Lilly, as a diagnostic breakthrough in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, some are urging caution — including the Alzheimer's Association.

Foundation Radiology to Provide 24/7 Reads for United Radiology of MD

Foundation Radiology Group of Pittsburgh, PA signed an exclusive teleradiology deal to read advanced imaging studies performed at the Rockville, MD-based United Radiology.

"Choosing Wisely" Highlights Opportunities to Improve Utilization by Cutting Waste

Radiologists can play a key part in helping referring physicians concentrate on areas where they can eliminate financial waste and unnecessary testing, says an ACR fellow who worked on the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation Choosing Wisely campaign.

Hospital Radiology Partners Creates CMO Post for Dr. Mary Saltz

The Atlanta-based Hospital Radiology Partners (HRP), a subsidiary of HIT provider Jackson Healthcare, of Alpharetta, GA, has recruited Dr. Mary Saltz to be its inaugural CMO, according to Modern Physician.