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.

Healthcare AI today: Pittsburgh’s bonanza, Bay area’s superstars, Dr. Google’s followers, more
The numbers from Pittsburgh are staggering. And they’re all about blasting American-made AI into the stratosphere, if not to Infinity and beyond.
Two insurers dominate most Medicare Advantage markets, report finds
Over 97% of all counties in the U.S. see high or very high levels of consolidation in Medicare Advantage markets, with UnitedHealthcare and Humana owning the most plans nationwide.
Steward sues former CEO over alleged pilfering that contributed to bankruptcy
Former Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre, MD, and other executives are accused in a $1.4 billion legal filing of paying themselves hundreds of millions of dollars in bonuses, despite the health system being insolvent.
Healthcare AI today: Trump’s calculated risks, healthcare’s sluggish revolution, simple AI math, more
In his drive to keep China from sprinting ahead of the U.S. in the AI arms race, President Trump may be willing to cut some risky corners.
Report: UnitedHealth allegedly using legal threats to silence critics
In a new report, the New York Times details multiple incidents of the insurance giant using legal threats to silence social media users and news outlets, citing the murder of Brian Thompson and the threat of rising violence as the basis for its claims.

Medical Imaging Groups Convened to Ease PET Restrictions Under Medicare

The Medical Imaging and Technology Association plans to make formal recommendations to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reconsider its exclusionary coverage of PET and PET/CT.

FDA Clears Calibration Software Display Combo

The Food and Drug Administration has granted 501(k) market clearance for a bundle of display and calibration software by QUBYX Software Technologies Inc.

Zecotek Pens Agreement with NuCare on PET Integration

Zecotek Photonics Inc., based in Germany, announced this week it signed an agreement with Seoul, Korea-based Nucare Medical Systems to integrate a high-performance PET scanner.

Komen Reverses Choice to De-fund Planned Parenthood Breast Screenings

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure reversed on Friday its decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood breast cancer screenings for women.

Barco Acquires JAOtech, Maker of Hospital Bedside Terminals

Belgium-based Barco Inc., a global technology company that specializes in display monitors, has acquired UK-based JAOtech, a leading manufacturer of bedside terminals for hospitals.

FDA, Medical Device Industry Reaches Agreement on User Fees

The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday it had reached an agreement on recommendations to reauthorize medical device user fees.

Large 10-Year Study Shows Electronic Ordering with Imaging Decision Support is Well Accepted

A study that looked at 4.1 million imaging studies performed at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston between 2000 and 2010 indicates that fears that clinicians may reject electronic ordering of imaging studies with built-in computerized decision support may be unfounded.

Canon acquires Dutch-based Delft Digital Imaging

Canon Europe said Tuesday that it had acquired Dutch-based Delft Digital Imaging, strengthening Canon’s position in the medical imaging arena, according to a press release.

Business Intelligence

Healthcare AI today: Pittsburgh’s bonanza, Bay area’s superstars, Dr. Google’s followers, more

Two insurers dominate most Medicare Advantage markets, report finds

Steward sues former CEO over alleged pilfering that contributed to bankruptcy

Healthcare AI today: Trump’s calculated risks, healthcare’s sluggish revolution, simple AI math, more

Report: UnitedHealth allegedly using legal threats to silence critics