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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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Radiology’s Nuclear Spring

Tilting toward RSNA and entering the home stretch of 2011, I haven’t had a lot of time to reflect on the year, but I know that I am not alone. Everywhere I go, I hear a common chorus (no time!) followed by a plaintive refrain (at least I still have a job).

The Future of the Practice of Radiology

I have great optimism for the survival of the practice of radiology. I believe that many groups will thrive, and that there is the opportunity for continued professional satisfaction. For many of us, however, success will need to be redefined.

Obstacles Remain in Path to Bundled Health Care Payments, Study Shows

The transition to bundled health care payments remains several years away, with certain obstacles impeding progress in that direction, reveals a study by non-profit research organization Rand Corp.

Tavenner Nomination Curries Favor Among Health Care Stakeholders

The nomination of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Principal Deputy Marilyn Tavenner to lead the agency is garnering support among health care industry stakeholders.

ACR Solicits Support For Legislation at RSNA Booth

The American College of Radiology (ACR) is asking imaging stakeholders attending this week’s Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting in Chicago to urge members of Congress to support the Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act (H.R. 3269).

CMS' Berwick Resigns Post; Tavenner Waits in the Wings

The Obama administration announced Wednesday the resignation of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Donald Berwick, MD. Berwick’s last day will be Friday, December 2, and his principal deputy administrator, Marilyn Tavenner, will serve as interim administrator until the Senate votes to make her appointment permanent.

CBI, Aetna to Collaborate on Health Care Quality Enhancements

Harvard Medical School’s Center for Biomedical Informatics (CBI) and health care benefits heavy-hitter Aetna have announced plans to initiate a research collaborative aimed at enhancing the quality and cost of health care. Researchers participating in the endeavor will employ bioinformatics to analyze health care data in new ways.

AHRA, Health Resources Inc. Collaborate on Benchmarking Tool

AHRA: The Association for Medical Imaging Management has approved the formation of an online data, analytics, and benchmarking tool in collaboration with radiology services and solutions provider Regents Health Resources, Inc., Franklin, Tennessee. The product will be developed with input from AHRA member facilities and will utilize Regents'

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