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.

Aidoc, Avicenna, Viz.ai and 10 more imaging AI names in the pre-RSNA news

Also worth a look: the ACR Data Science Institute’s AI Central, updated this week with detailed information on imaging AI products that have been cleared by the FDA.

Taking shape: New postgraduate degree program for technologists

A university in the Lone Star State is readying a master’s degree program that will prepare grad students to work as radiologic “techs” in all 50 states.

Aloha State practice recovering from apparent cyberattack

Three and a half weeks after abruptly closing shop due to unspecified technical difficulties, Hawaii Radiologic Associates is reopening its doors in stages.

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Amazon marshals partners, providers behind major move into medical imaging

Cloud giant Amazon Web Services is expanding its 1½ -year-old HealthLake data-management service in two imaging-specific directions. In the process it’s drawing vocal buy-in from healthcare providers as well as imaging vendors.

2 major industry players combine forces to drive medical imaging AI ‘directly into clinical settings’

An imaging industry supplier best known for a widely adopted radiology reporting platform is partnering on radiological artificial intelligence with a company that pioneered GPUs and accelerated computing.

Industry names in the news: Bayer, iCAD, Konica Minolta, Sectra, Siemens

Siemens Healthineers announces restructuring of diagnostics division to save approximately 300 million euros ($302 million) each year as of 2025.

FDA expands indications for neuroimaging radiotracer

An established radiopharmaceutical can now be applied with the FDA’s blessing when symptoms of cognitive decline point to the second most common form of degenerative dementia (after only Alzheimer’s disease).  

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RSNA primes 2022 conference attendees for virtual participation, technical exhibits

With its 108th scientific assembly and annual meeting a little more than two weeks away, the Radiological Society of North America is encouraging attendees to experience 2022’s big show virtually—even if they’ll be there in person.

Around the web

The all-in-one Omni Legend PET/CT scanner is now being manufactured in a new production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

After reviewing years of data from its clinic, one institution discovered that issues with implant data integrity frequently put patients at risk. 

Prior to the final proposal’s release, the American College of Radiology reached out to CMS to offer its recommendations on payment rates for five out of the six the new codes.

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