As the January 1, 2012, deadline nears for mandatory accreditation of advanced diagnostic imaging facilities, concerned ACR officials have issued the equivalent of football’s two-minute warning, urging sidelined providers to mobilize and apply today. Government regulators have already reaffirmed their refusal to grant extensions, setting the stage

Judging solely by the number of imaging engagements at our company during the first half of 2011, imaging transactions continue at a frantic pace. For the most part, there are not any new trends to report in imaging valuations. Discount rates, multiples, and the primary value drivers—competition, volumes, reimbursement, and capital-expenditure

This article is second in a four-part series on health-care reform and radiology. To read the first article in the series, click here.

Editor Cheryl Proval and I had the privilege of moderating a very interesting and animated session at the recent RBMA meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was a face-to-face panel discussion with the CEOs of each of the five radiology benefit management (RBM) companies. Anticipation built during the conference, and the attendees were definitely

Significant changes to a proposed rule by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that sets forth requirements and expectations for implementing the mandated Medicare Shared Savings program through Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are warranted, according to the American College of Radiology (ACR). In a June 3 letter written by

Integrated Medical Partners, a Milwaukee, Wis.-based, full-service provider of profit-improvement solutions for medical-imaging practices, this week made known its merger with Barrington Lakes Group, Barrington, Ill. Barrington Lakes Group is a niche healthcare consulting firm specializing in strategic and leadership development and profit

GE Healthcare yesterday announced that its AngioViz imaging application has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The application, which yields its information from digital subtraction angiography (DSA) affords physicians visualization of vascular flow on a single image, in turn assisting them in formulating decisions

The top 10 trends in imaging informatics were the focus of a presentation at the opening session of the 2011 Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) meeting, held in Washington, D.C. this week. Such trends include the use of informatics tools to address radiation dose, radiology's participation in meaningful use, artificial intelligence