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.
Scott Gottlieb, MD, will take on the new position “effective immediately.” UnitedHealth Group did not say what, if any, steering committee the former FDA lead will sit on.
Dubbed “Clearity,” the new health plans will have four tiers to choose from, allowing patients to select the provider and services that are right for them. The insurance is similar to a concierge care model, but backed by a potentially larger network.
Krista Nelson made the official announcement on LinkedIn. She replaces Patrick Conway, MD, CEO of the broader Optum, who had held dual roles. Nelson has been with UnitedHealthcare since 2017.
The financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition adds 400 new payers, health systems and employers who offer virtual care benefits to Fabric's portfolio.
A Canadian company has announced it plans to address the shortage in nuclear isotopes for diagnostic imaging by manufacturing cyclotrons needed to create the medical isotopes.
Reducing price variation in health care for the 108 million Americans with employer-sponsored coverage could save the nation as much as $36 billion per year.
Having a system to easily share medical imaging exams from one facility to another can substantially lower the number of repeat procedures, according to a recent study in The Journal of Roentgenology.
The Society of Interventional Radiology is promising scientific advances and new discoveries at 37th Annual Scientific Meeting March 24-29 in San Francisco.
The American College of Radiology announced a partnership with Harvard Business Publishing to help develop a program as part of the ACR’s new Radiology Leadership Institute.
Marking a stark contrast to the position of the several radiology groups, MedSolutions – a benefit management company – has come out in favor of the President’s proposed budget for its cuts to medical imaging.