The single stand-alone hospital may be a “concept of the past”, John Reiboldt, managing director of Coker Capital Advisors, told an audience at the HIMSS11 conference in Orlando, Fla., yesterday.

The House Judiciary Committee earlier this week approved a bill to limit malpractice damages, HR 5, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act, by a vote of 18 to 15 and has submitted it to the full House of Representatives for consideration. Introduced by Representatives Phil Gingrey, MD (R-GA), David Scott (D-GA),

In the latest study to question the benefits of mammographic screening for breast cancer, the authors of a study published online in the Annals of Oncology concluded that trends in advanced breast cancer incidence do not bear out that regular mammographic screening in parts of the world where it is available lead to a decline in mortality.

Several independent imaging centers throughout the Southeast have joined together to form the Outpatient Imaging Coalition (OIC), an alliance aimed at promoting the availability of high-quality imaging services available at a cost lower than that charged by hospitals.

Private sector health care employment in the U.S. reached an all-time high of 10.7% of total employment in January 2011, according to a report based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and released by Altarum Institute’s Center for Studying Health Spending. Such growth represents an increase of more than one percentage point since the

The American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) has activated a multicenter clinical trial to evaluate the effect of cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) and single photon emission tomography myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT-MPI) on outcomes in patients with stable angina.

President Obama’s proposed $3.7 trillion budget for fiscal 2012 calls for a two-year postponement of the scheduled 25% cut in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) under the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, according to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. U.S. Office of Management and Budget. Announced on Monday, the budget would

The Image Gently campaign, conducted by the ACR’s Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging, has developed a series of online teaching materials and checklists as part of its Pause & Pulse campaign to help providers use the lowest dose necessary to perform fluoroscopic procedures on children.