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.

Societies To Sponsor Radiation Oncology Briefing

The role of radiation oncology in the fight against cancer will be the topic of an upcoming briefing for members of Congress and their staffs by three professional societies that represent radiation oncology service providers. Slated for March 31, the briefing will include participants from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM),

Health-care Reform and Radiology: Introduction

MMP

This article is the first in a four-part series on health-care reform’s impact on radiology.

Imaging Technology Assessment: Business and Clinical Perspectives

Sponsored by Hitachi Healthcare Americas

Investing in a new piece of imaging equipment can be a daunting proposition, particularly when the equipment is in the high-tech—and high-expense—category. For imaging centers, which are facing increasing pressure to make the most of every capital investment, the challenges multiply. What are the clinical and business considerations of most

Hospital–Imaging-center Integration: Complexities in Search of Solutions

VMG

This article is the first in a four-part series on options for integrating imaging centers and hospitals.

What Community Hospitals Want: A Conversation With David Harrison, RT, MBA

Radisphere

Community hospitals have a unique set of needs when it comes to imaging. Though they also once faced a corresponding set of challenges, advances in telecommunications have, to some degree, leveled the playing field, enabling them to provide radiology services on par with those of their larger peers. ImagingBiz.com spoke with David Harrison, RT, MBA

Preparing Used Equipment to Sell: Best Practices

Imaging Acquisitions

The sale or trading in of legacy equipment is a critical aspect of the acquisition of new imaging technology, providing facilities with capital and/or leverage to help offset the cost of the new device. Properly readying used equipment for sale, however, is an often-overlooked component of the process, according to Doug Fischer, CEO of Imaging

Radiology’s Big Three

I have written, in the past, about the converging trends that illuminate, when viewed together, where the imaging profession finds itself in its life cycle. A somewhat mature marketplace is defined by certain characteristics that mirror these three ubertrends: tightening of profit margins, some measure of commoditization, and accelerated

PACS Backed by the Cloud

While cost reduction initially prompts many health-care organizations to investigate cloud computing, there is an even more compelling reason to use it. By making your internal IT resources available for projects needing immediate attention, you enhance your agility, according to “Cloud Computing: Taking It to the Next Level,” presented on February