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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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Medicare Spending on Imaging Trending Downward, Analysis Shows

Medicare spending on imaging continues to decline, with Medicare patients receiving fewer imaging procedures, according to an analysis of Medicare data released today by the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA).

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Medicare spending on imaging continues to decline, with Medicare patients receiving fewer imaging procedures, according to an analysis of Medicare data, released today by the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), f

CMS Extends Medicare Revalidation Deadline

In a move it believes will simplify the process for all parties concerned, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the Medicare revalidation deadline for providers and suppliers to 2015.

CHIME, eHI Release CIO Primer for Achieving Meaningful Use

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and the eHealth Initiative (eHI) have issued the "HIE Guide for CIOs." The Web-based guide is intended to assist CIOs in achieving Meaningful Use with health information exchanges (HIEs).

Administration Claims $17.6 Billion 'Improper' Federal Program Payments Cut

The Obama administration said Tuesday that it has, over the past year, eliminated $17.6 billion worth of improper payments by federal programs and introduced four new initiatives to prevent health care fraud.

Initiative Fosters Adherence to Pediatric Imaging Guidelines

The Image Gently® campaign for dose reduction in pediatric imaging and the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) have launched a “Go With the Guidelines” initiative to encourage community hospitals, academic hospitals, and clinics to observe new North American Guidelines for Nuclear Medicine Radiopharmaceutical Dose in children. The dose

AMA Seeks to Halt ICD-10 Implementation

The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced that its delegates have undertaken initiatives to halt the implementation of ICD-10. In a statement, AMA President Peter W. Carmel, MD attributed the move to the society’s perception that ICD-10 will pose significant burdens on the practice of medicine, with no direct benefits to individual

Establishing an Enterprise Architecture: Continuum Health Partners

When three New York City hospitals—Beth Israel Medical Center, St. Luke's Hospital, and Roosevelt Hospital—joined forces in 1997 as Continuum Health Partners, each facility was utilizing its own IT solutions, and the addition of New York Eye and Ear Infirmary in 2000 added a fourth set of platforms to the mix. Jill Wojcik, Corporate Director of

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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.

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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.

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‘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.