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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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AMA Cites Radiation Risks, Best Practices in Slowing CT Orders

As research has demonstrated greater risks from ionizing radiation, doctors are ordering fewer imaging scans, according to a story this week from the American Medical Association (AMA).

ACHE CEO and President to Retire Next May

Thomas Dolan, PhD, president and CEO of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), plans to retire May 10, 2013, and become president emeritus, the organization announced.

UC Radiologists to Test Informatics Assist in CT Dose Reporting

Going into the weekend on which radiologists in California will be required to begin including CT dose metrics in their reports (deadline July 1, 2012), radiologists at medical centers associated with UC Davis, UCLA, and UCSF will be beta-testing the integration of Nuance’s PowerScribe 360 and the Radimetrics eXposure solution for dose reporting,

ACR Adds 5 Appropriateness Criteria Documents and Updates 39 Others

The American College of Radiology has updated 39 of its appropriateness criteria and added another five to its evidence-based guidelines for health care providers.

Data Management Survey: PACS Account For Biggest Share of Health Data

According to its second annual global healthcare data management survey, BridgeHead Software reports that “healthcare leaders around the world” say that PACS accounts for the biggest share of their data.

Tweaked FDA bill Removes Hurdle to Medical App Guidance

Congress has removed a major roadblock to the Food and Drug Administration's regulation of medical mobile apps by modifying a section of the FDA Saftey and Innovation Act (S:3187).

Reimbursement Uncertainty Tops List of Health Care Leaders' Concerns

Lack of a permanent sustainable growth rate (SGR) fix for Medicare physician payments and accountable care organization (ACO) payment models that ask practices to share financial risk with payors top the list of concerns of members of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)/American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE).

Lung Nodule Matching Software Dramatically Increases Radiologists’ Efficiency

An automated lung nodule matching program can improve radiologists’ efficiency almost two-fold, a first-of-its-kind study shows.

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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.