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.

LCD Display Garners FDA Clearance

Ampronix Incorporated last week announced that its Modalixx G202MP autosync modality LCD display has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

AMA President Urges Medicare Physician Payment Reform

American Medical Association (AMA) President Cecil B. Wilson, MD yesterday testified before the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, urging Congressional leaders to reform the “deeply flawed” Medicare physician payment formula. Also known as the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), the will trigger a drastic physician payment cut of nearly 30%

Healthcare Institutions Embracing Transcription Services

Transcription services remain in high demand among U.S. healthcare institutions, according to the results of a study conducted by CapSite.

FUJIFILM Unveils Pediatric Wraps

FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A. has announced the availability of pediatric wraps for its FCR Go 2 portable digital x-ray system. Intended to lessen anxiety among young patients undergoing x-ray exams, the wraps come in four different motifs—bear, baby bear, sea, and jungle.

Report Questions Clinical Advantages Of Stereotactic Radiation Therapy

Despite the widespread use of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for treating tumors in the body, its theoretical advantages have yet to be confirmed clinically, reveals a report that appeared yesterday in the online edition of Annals of Internal Medicine.

FDA Clears Low-Dose Digital Mammography Unit

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday announced that it has granted Sectra clearance to market its Sectra MicroDose Mammography L30 low-dose digital mammography unit for sale in the U.S.

Study Pegs Increasing Revascularization Rates Among Self-Referring Physicians

The likelihood that patients with intermittent caludification will undergo revascularization is highest when those patients are treated by cardiologists and vascular surgeons, even if exercise is the preferred approach, according to research to be presented this week during the American Roentgen Ray Society’s annual meeting in Chicago.

Community Health Systems Refutes Tenet’s Allegations

In the midst of a hostile, $6-per-share, $3.3 billion takeover bid for rival Tenet Healthcare, Community Health Systems (CHS) last Thursday defended itself against Tenet’s allegations of improper patient admission practices, calling them “contrived and biased.” The move follows a lawsuit filed by Tenet on April 11, in which it charged CHS—whose