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.
Current Health—purchased by Best Buy for $400 million in 2021—is set to become an independent company again, with co-founder Christopher McGhee taking over. The electronics retailer appears to be backing away from remote patient monitoring services, shifting its healthcare division's focus to consumer products that improve the lives of seniors.
The U.S. is one of 23 countries that consider workforce AI training and education only a medium priority. Indeed, our homeland has a less detailed plan than 13 other nations.
The legal case brought by all 50 states, Washington D.C., and multiple U.S. territories against Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family has come to an end, with settlement funds set to be used for addiction recovery.
A class-action lawsuit claims CVS Health sent text messages to customers and patients, inciting fear over a PBM regulation up for vote in Louisiana. Plaintiffs allege the incident violates state data privacy and political communication laws.
A “sophisticated cybercrime group” is being blamed for an attack on the network of the private insurer, which may have exposed social security numbers and protected health information. The incident is still being investigated.
NDS Surgical, a leader in medical imaging informatics based in Silicone Valley, recently named Peter M. Steven, MD to the role of Chief Technology Officer.
UPDATE ON 2/17/12 — The House and Senate have passed the Payroll Tax Cut extension bill that also includes the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) fix for Medicare physicians. The vote was 293 to 132 in the House and 60 to 36 in the Senate. President Obama has promised to sign the bill into law.
Today, Safequard Services — a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) contractor — is scheduled to release its first national Comparative Billing Report on Advanced Diagnostic Imaging. The CBR will draw from Medicare final paid claims data with 2010 service dates to create tables and graphs showing how a provider's billing and payment
On Tuesday, groups representing radiologists blasted President Obama’s proposed budget that calls for $820 million in reductions to advanced imaging over 10 years.
The Society for Brain Imaging and Therapeutics has announced a coalition of top U.S. and Canadian scientists dedicated to finding solutions for neurological disorders.
A team of researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute surveyed available studies on radiation dose exposure and came up with key recommendations to reduce exposure from diagnostic imaging.