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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.

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Aftermath of Sandy: Imaging Centers

East coast imaging centers continue to feel the immediate effects of Hurricane Sandy.

Hurricane Sandy Could Delay MPFS Final Rule

ASTRO predics the closing of federal offices during and after the storm could postpone publication until next week.

ASTRO Meeting Weathers Hurricane Sandy

The annual American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting was disrupted but not cancelled by hurricane Sandy.

Intelerad Launches New Enterprise Diagnostics Solution

Intelerad's new solution, Flow, will bolster reading and reporting efficiency to drive higher quality results for care teams

5 Tips for Helping Imaging Equipment Ride Out Sandy

Imaging providers in the path of the storm will likely see their emergency preparedness plans put to the test.

Imaging Not to Blame for Rapid Rise in Cost of Care, Medicare Data Shows

A new analysis of Medicare data demonstrates a decline in imaging use and a possibly related rise in length of hospital stays.

ASTRO Lobbies Hard for Remedy to Proposed Radiation Oncology Medicare Cuts

With the final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule due out shortly, ASTRO brought its case to Office of Management and Budget officials.

Minor Errors in Meaningful Use Stage 2 Corrected

HHS has made minor corrections to the Stage 2 Meaningful Use regulations. The changes do not affect the implementation date.

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Health Imaging
Nearly $800,000 settlement offered to family of man who died during MRI exam

The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.

Cardiovascular Business
Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

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.

Cardiovascular Business
‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

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.