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.

Muroff to AHRA Attendees: Corporatization, Alternative Payment Models Threaten Radiologists' Future

In addition to eight trends currently affecting radiology practice, physicians can expect to encounter four “truly scary” trends over the next few years, says Lawrence Muroff, MD, CEO and president of Imaging Consultants in Tampa, Florida, and clinical professor of radiology the University of Florida and University of South Florida Colleges of

Declining Reimbursement, Other Trends Impacting Radiology Practice

Eight trends are negatively impacting the practice of radiology, and radiologists are responsible for several of them.

Devicor Completes Acquisition of Neoprobe Products and Related Assets

Devicor™ Medical Products, Inc., a portfolio company of Chicago, Illinois-based private equity firm GCTR, last week announced the execution of its previously revealed agreement to acquire the neoprobe® gamma detection system (GDS) products and related assets from Neoprobe Corporation.

Hospital Merger Runs Afoul of FTC

Forming an effective Accountable Care Organization (ACO) through a merger without running into trouble with the Federal Trade Commission's anti-trust rules may require walking a fine line and paying close attention to an evolving set of government rules and recommendations.

Loss Leader? Low-Cost CT for Smokers Gains Popularity

With new research showing that CT scans may help in the early detection of lung-cancer in current or former smokers, hospitals are increasingly offering steeply discounted CT scans to patients for cash, reports Kaiser Health News (KHN).

Radiology Field Donated $113,150 to Super Committee Members in 2010

With tremendous political power concentrated in the 12 members of the Congressional "super committee" tasked with cutting as much as $1.5 billion from the Federal budget, having an established political relationship with super committee members may be one of the few ways interest groups have to influence the outcome of the committee's budget cut

Orszag Praises Diagnostic Imaging Decision Support in Bloomberg Blog

To make a point about how health IT can curb runaway health care costs, Peter R. Orszag cited the experience of Partners HealthCare System Inc. in Boston.

ACR Enters Radiology Leadership Development

The American College of Radiology (ACR) plans to create its own professional development and leadership academy next year. The ACR's Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) will be an innovative, multi-level, multi-year academy that will feature world-class instructors from renowned universities, the ACR press release promises.