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.

DOJ Will Not Challenge Hospital Gainsharing Proposal

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division will not challenge a Greater New York Hospital Association "gainsharing" program to member hospitals

ACR Submits Comments on Meaningful Use Stage 3 Regulations

The ACR’s IT and Informatics Committee registered reservations this week about the timeline for Stage 3 rule making and offered ideas for specific improvements

Enrollment Down for Radiography Technologist Programs, Up for Radiation Therapy and Nuclear Medicine

Enrollment for radiography programs declined in 2012, while enrollment for radiation therapy and nuclear medicine programs rose, according to an ASRT survey

Mammography: A Billion Without Benefit?

Can you spend a billion on breast cancer screenings without benefit? Researchers at Yale School of Medicine believe the answer is yes

RBMA Educational Scholarships Now Available

For the third consecutive year, the association has teamed with vRad to offer scholarships to help cover the cost of attending its seminars and annual meeting

Oslo Screening Trial Finds Higher Cancer Detection With Tomosynthesis

Study concludes that 3D mammography combined with 2D breast exam finds significantly more cancers than a 2D breast exam alone

Including CT Colongraphy into HEDIS Can Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Compliance

Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates increased when CT colonography (CTC) was included as a HEDIS-compliant CRC test, according to a JACR study

Global Breast Imaging Market Will Grow to $5 Billion by 2017, According to New Report

The global breast imaging market will grow to approximately $5 billion by 2017 at a CAGR of 15.37% from 2012, according to marketandmarkets.com

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The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

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