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.

Radimetrics, Montage Form Technology Partnership

Radimetrics, a Toronto, Canada-based provider of radiation dose monitoring and management software, and Montage, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based provider of software for radiology data mining and performance measurement, have formed a technology partnership aimed at offering tools that combine radiation dose monitoring capabilities with

NCQA Releases ACO Accreditation Program Standards

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) today released the standards and guidelines that form the basis of its ACO accreditation program.

CMS Institutes Grace Period for HIPAA 5010 Compliance

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has instituted a 90-day grace period for compliance with version 5010 of the HIPAA X12 standard. While January 1, 2012 remains the “official compliance date", the agency reported it will not “initiate enforcement action” on that compliance before March 31, 2012.

Premier Imaging Ventures Spins Off Support Entities, Creates New Venture

Premier Imaging Ventures of Columbus, Ohio has spun off several of its support entities, creating a new venture to be known as Lucid Radiology Solutions.

Supercommittee Chair Decries Democrats' Refusal to Accept Medicare Cuts

Democrats’ unwillingness to accept major Medicare cuts will rank among top factors meriting blame if President Obama’s supercommittee fails to meet its November 23 deadline to cut the federal deficit, Republican supercommittee co-chairman Jeb Hensarling of Texas said Wednesday in a press briefing Wednesday.

Health Insurance Costs Outpace Income Growth

A new report released by the Commonwealth Fund pegs the cost of health insurance as outpacing income growth in all 50 states.

Medicare Spending on Imaging Trending Downward, Analysis Shows

Medicare spending on imaging continues to decline, with Medicare patients receiving fewer imaging procedures, according to an analysis of Medicare data released today by the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA).

Utilization

Medicare spending on imaging continues to decline, with Medicare patients receiving fewer imaging procedures, according to an analysis of Medicare data, released today by the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), f