Fradulent or improper payments accounted for roughly $48 billion of Medicare’s $507 billion budget in 2010, according to a report issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Representatives from the American College of Radiology last week outlined strategies for transforming computed tomography (CT) technology and its use to minimize medical radiation. The representatives made their presentations at the National Institutes of Health "Summit to Focus on Management of Radiation Dose in Computerized Tomography – Emphasis

Hospital executives are planning for budget increases over the next five years and are prioritizing strategic initiatives that had previously been on hold due to economic constraints, reveals a new study by L.E.K. Consulting.

Continuing a pattern of media attention, the CARE (Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy) bill, slated for reintroduction in Congress this spring, yesterday was featured prominently in a New York Times article that highlighted the patient-safety proposal as a way to improve the quality of

A recent survey by healthcare technology research and advisory firm CapSite indicates a high level of satisfaction and lasting relationships with teleradiology service providers among the radiology groups that utilize their services.

In a deeply felt address to the health care IT community gathered at the HIMSS conference in Orlando, Florida, on February 23, outgoing National Coordinator for Health Information Technology David Blumenthal, MD, told attendees that just two years after the passage of the HITECH Act, health care providers in America have entered the age of

The General Hospital Corporation and Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc. (Mass General) have agreed to pay the U.S. government $1 million to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced yesterday.

BRIT Systems, Inc. and RelWare earlier this week announced a partnership agreement under whose terms the two companies will provide an integrated, Web-based EHR/RIS/PACS solution to hospitals, imaging clinics, and large group practices. Comprising BRIT’s RoentgenWorks PACS/RIS and RelWare’s ONC-Certified EXR EHR, the joint offering will allow users