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.
Epic’s attempt to have a lawsuit filed by startup Particle Health dismissed was unsuccessful. However, a U.S. district court judge narrowed the claims and rejected accusations that Epic engaged in defamation.
In what its developers are calling a 21st century upgrade for the organization, AHRA: the Association for Medical Imaging Management, has automated and digitized its annual member survey via a comprehensive data tool that could drive performance improvement industry-wide.
The seven-day turnaround time commonly used by hospital imaging staff to give themselves a cushion for reading scans may no longer be sufficient for patients in the Information Age.
Instrument manufacturer Bruker Corporation is entering the micro-CT business with the purchase of micro-CT makerSkyScan NV, a deal that is expected to net Bruker some $13 million in revenue through the end of 2012 alone. Financial terms of the deal were undisclosed.
As the imaging world continues to seek optimal dose standards across all studies, patient groups, and modalities, questions remain about the cumulative body burden of ionizing radiation over a lifetime.
A tenured professor of radiology at the University of Iowa who was suspended without pay for his disruptive behavior in the workplace will be reimbursed back wages and will continue to draw his $241,000 salary until a disciplinary hearing is convened.
Mere days after closing a deal to gain unprecedented access to the New Jersey patient market through an exclusive partnership with St. Barnabas Health, RadNet, Inc. will deepen its footprint in the sixth-most-populous county in the country with the acquisition of the West Coast Radiology Centers provider group.
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA launched the Aspire CRm Full Field Digital Mammography system, a transitional device for stand-alone imaging centers moving into digital breast imaging.