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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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Siemens Wins $44M Patent Infringement Judgment for PET-CT Crystals

The Supreme Court ruled today to uphold a $44 million patent-infringement judgment in favor of Siemens over the manufacture of certain crystals used in its PET-CT devices.

Cash Payment Arrangements Send Mixed Messages to Patients

As financial resources become dearer for everyone in the healthcare industry—from payers to providers to patients—leverage gained at any point in the system usually requires a release of pressure elsewhere within it.

Health Care Cost Institute Sparks Debate with Landmark Data Set

As the volume of patient data that forms the foundation of the recently released Health Care Cost and Utilization Report: 2010 carries enough weight to stand on its own, all that's left for people on the sidelines to do is comment on its usage.

Inland Imaging to Spin off HIT Subsidiary, Nuvodia

Citing a growing demand for nationwide HIT services, Inland Imaging of Spokane, WA announced plans this week to spin off an integrated IT service and image archiving subsidiary, the Spokane Spokesman-Review reported.

FDA Greenlights VivaSight Disposable Imaging Product for Sale in U.S.

Tel Aviv, Israel-based ETView Medical announced this week that it has secured FDA approval to market its VivaSight airway imaging surgical system and plans to bring the technology immediately to U.S. customers.

DaVita Acquires HealthCare Partners in $4.42B Deal

By the end of 2012, kidney care provider DaVita will add “HealthCare Partners” to its name, as the latter was acquired by the former in a $4.42 billion deal that forms a network of coordinated care services serving 667,000 patients.

Optimal IMX Names Former TeamHealth Exec Jonathan Grimes New CEO

As the new CEO of radiology services provider, OptimalIMX, Jonathan Grimes confesses he’s not as up-to-speed on the more technical aspects of the industry as he’d like—but that’s okay. Change is good.

Washington Researchers Land $3M to Develop Imaging Virus

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis believe they have developed a novel approach to fighting cancer that could go viral--and they've already got a $3 million buy-in from the National Cancer Institute.

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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.