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.

Spectral Mammography Said To Hold Promise For Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Spectral mammography offers promising diagnostic benefits for breast cancer, according to the first clinical results of a research project conducted by Sectra. Published in the February issue of Radiology,the results will be presented tomorrow at a symposium dedicated to breast cancer detection and ways of improving cancer detection with photon

GAO Pegs Medicare Fraud At $48 Billion In 2010

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).

ACR Presents Strategies For Reducing Radiation Dose, Unnecessary Imaging

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 Budget Increases On The Horizon

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.

CARE Bill Garners Media Coverage

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

Survey Underscores Satisfaction With Teleradiology Providers

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.

Blumenthal Delivers a Rousing Farewell at HIMSS

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

Mass General Agrees to $1 Million HIPAA Violations Settlement

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.