Welcome to the inaugural issue of MedAnalytx, the web journal of business analytics and informatics for the health-care practice.

To many people, the evolution of the US health-care system is something taking place through the legislative process—in particular, the 2010 passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

However, medical device developers may get another run at ending the 2.3% excise tax on medical devices soon

In one of his first public speaking opportunities since leaving his position as head of the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology, Farzad Mostashari, MD, expressed some concerns he could not have shared before leaving the ONC

A study on how access to a health information exchange (HIE) in South Carolina impacted emergency department care costs found that nearly half of the more than $1 million in savings documented was due to a reduction in the need for ordering imaging tests

In a statement of support for the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) draft recommendation in favor of CT lung cancer screening of high-risk individuals, the RSNA and ACR also stated that that the ACR is working on guidelines and practice standards, but for now, providers and patients should follow the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guideline for lung cancer screening

The California mobile radiology and laboratory company Diagnostic Laboratories and Radiology (Diagnostic Labs) has reached a settlement with the government over allegations that the company paid kickbacks for referrals

Milton Wolf, a 42-year-old radiologist from Leawood, Kan., who practices at Alliance Radiology's Shawnee Mission Division, has announced that he will challenge U.S. Senator Pat Roberts in the Republican primary in Kansas next year