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.

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Radiology operation loses standing to provide mammography services

The FDA is warning patients and referrers about an imaging business near the nation’s capital that has fumbled away its mammography accreditation.

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IDE granted for clinical research of MRI-guided focused ultrasound

The FDA has cleared a focused-ultrasound developer to compare the safety and efficacy of acoustic energy for treating prostate cancer against the more conservative approach of active surveillance.

RSNA flagship journal soars in influence; Lancet bumps NEJM on strength of pandemic publishing

Editor David Bluemke, MD, PhD, says the journal’s rising impact factor is “representative of the fundamental importance of imaging throughout our hospitals and clinics.”

Philips picks partner for multispecialty management of lung cancer

An imaging OEM is teaming with a multi-omics diagnostics company to offer lung-cancer care teams lab data alongside radiologic findings and clinical histories.

Big private payer reverses course on cardiac PET/CT coverage

One of the largest private health insurers in the U.S. has gone from considering hybrid PET/CT for cardiac indications “experimental/investigational” to displaying willingness to pay for the modality. 

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Siemens exec: Ultrasound biz freshly prepped for success

Rumors have been swirling for more than a year, but a Siemens Healthineers C-suite executive has declared the company’s ultrasound business alive, well and amply resourced.

CE mark granted for AI-based MSK interpretation aid

A Danish healthtech company has been cleared for European sales of AI software aimed at helping trauma physicians detect and classify fractures.

Scholars unpack the ‘Toyota Way’ to depict the radiology ideal

More than most companies, Toyota is led from the bottom up as much as from the top down.

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The all-in-one Omni Legend PET/CT scanner is now being manufactured in a new production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

After reviewing years of data from its clinic, one institution discovered that issues with implant data integrity frequently put patients at risk. 

Prior to the final proposal’s release, the American College of Radiology reached out to CMS to offer its recommendations on payment rates for five out of the six the new codes.

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