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.

ACR Exec on CMS Legislation: "We're Held Hostage"

In a stagnant Congress, even the promise of movement on a legislative issue can be considered big news. So when a Senate bill (S. 2347) to block CMS reimbursement cuts for multiple, same-day imaging studies was introduced last week, the ACR took (cautious) note.

Varian Medical Systems Sees "Healthy Growth" in Revenue and Orders in Q2

Varian Medical Systems is reporting "healthy" growth in revenue and net orders for the second quarter of fiscal year 2012. The company generated $720 million in revenues during the quarter, up 11 percent from the prior-year period, and ended the period with a $2.7 billion backlog, up 18 percent from the same point in fiscal year 2011.

ACR Weighs Pros and Cons of Reporting Breast Density to Patients

As a greater push continues to be made to inform women about their breast density as a risk factor for breast cancer nationwide, it's important to consider a few caveats, says the ACR.

Toshiba's AIDR 3D Receives FDA Clearance

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. has received FDA clearance of Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction 3D (AIDR 3D), the company’s newest dose-reduction technology.

Study Shows More Research Needed on CDSS Question

Just how is anyone supposed to tell whether clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) are achieving their intended goals if not enough people are using them? Researchers from Duke University set out to prove the case for adoption of CDSSs "outside of experienced academic centers," and published the results of their investigation in The Annals of

CT Scans Valuable to Current and Former Smokers, Says ALA

If you smoke or have smoked, a CT scan could save your life by helping in the early detection of lung cancer, says the American Lung Association (ALA); in 80-90 percent of cases, a lung cancer patient has been a smoker.

U of Arkansas Medical Breach Potentially Compromises Radiology Patients' Data

A doctor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) failed to properly anonymize patient records he e-mailed to a a billing specialist, resulting in a breach of patient information that has the Little Rock, AR, school scrambling to investigate the depth of the breach. “On April 6, UAMS discovered that the data did in fact contain

American Lung Association Issues New Guidelines Favoring Chest CT

A critical component in getting more private insurers and possibly even Medicare to cover low-dose chest CT for lung cancer screening for current and former heavy smokers has arrived. The influential American Lung Association (ALA) has revised its guidelines on lung cancer screening to favor chest CT over chest X-ray.