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.

New iPad Boasts Faster Load Times, Better Resolution, but Researcher Urges Caution

The high-resolution retinal display on the new iPad will speed its adoption by physicians, predicts mobile medical app reviewer iMedicalApps.

Riverain Re-Brands Imaging Software Suite

Miamisburg, Ohio-based Riverain Technologies is rebranding three of its chest x-ray software applications. The company is pinning this announcement to the annual meeting of the Society of Thoracic Radiology this week.

WV Man Names Teleradiologists in $2 Million Wrongful Death Suit

A West Virginia man has named a national teleradiology company among 15 defendants in a $2 million lawsuit filed this week related to his wife’s death in 2010.

Colorado Radiology Centers Owner Launches Online Tool to Help Patients Save Money

An owner of radiology clinics in Colorado has launched a unique online tool that allows patients to shop for discount health care services.

Devicor Buys Rights to Tissue Marker

Devicor Medical Products Inc. has signed exclusive rights to market a new beta-glucan tissue marker used in breast biopsies.

JACR Study Shows Business Ed. Increasingly Important to Future Radiologists

In the March Journal of the American College of Radiology, University of Washington radiologist Jonathan Medverd, M.D., reports that radiology residents and fellows feel less prepared to handle practice management issues than best practices in the ever-evolving professional landscape.

MITA Applauds Virtual Colonoscopy Bill in Congress

The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance last week put some muscle behind its intention to get Medicare to cover virtual colonoscopy procedures.

Todd Park Named New National Chief Technology Officer

Todd Park served for three years as chief technology officer for the Department of Health and Human Services where he was widely seen as someone who brought innovation and new spirit to the field of health information technology.

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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.