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 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.
The American College of Radiology announced that Jeffrey Immelt, General Electric chairman, will keynote the inaugural event for the Radiology Leadership Institute in July.
Uncertainty remains over how much money physicians can expect to get paid from Medicare next year as Congress fails to reach agreement on an omnibus spending bill that includes a temporary freeze on physician reimbursements.
The Supreme Court said Monday it would hear three days of testimony in late March in a case that challenges fundamental provisions of the federal health reform law passed nearly two years ago.
Radiologists narrowly avoided becoming the first specialty to experience the Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) to the professional component for the same patient on the same day performed by separate physicians within the same practice.