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.

Johns Hopkins Researchers to Use Imaging to Detect Cancer in Cells

Researchers at Johns Hopkins will begin searching for new ways to detect cancers in the earliest stages within cells using advanced imaging techniques.

Brain Imaging More Effective to Measure Huntington Disease

Brain imaging techniques could be the most effective way to measure the progression of Huntington Disease, according to a study published this month in The Lancet.

Breast Cancer Patients Face More Imaging Today

Compared to the early 1990s, women with breast cancer today undergo many more imaging tests during the course of their treatment, according to a recent study reported by HealthDay.com.

DiagnosisOne, Allscripts Agreement to Ease Quality Reporting

Radiologists that use Allscripts Professional EHR will have a new tool to participate in a number of government and private sector rewards programs due to a new agreement with DiagnosisOne.

Physicist Association Calls Radiation Fears "Alarmist Speculation"

The American Association of Physicists in Medicine issued a statement this week saying radiation harm from typical imaging devices virtually doesn’t exist.

House Agrees to Two Month Doc Fix

Physicians get another two months to rest easy when it comes to the looming 27.4% cut to Medicare physician reimbursements next year.

KLAS Names Intelerad PACS Top Software

The research firm KLAS has named Intelerad Medical Systems number one in its ranking of ambulatory PACS.

vRad Radiology Adds Another Practice Partner

A leading national radiology network just got even bigger. vRad Radiology Alliance announced that seven physicians from Montgomery Radiology Associates joined its Pennsylvania partner, Diagnostic Imaging Inc.