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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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ACA Will Have Varied Effect On State Healthcare Expenditures

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is likely to decrease the proportion of uninsured patients in small and large states alike, but government healthcare costs in all states will not necessarily rise as a result of healthcare reform, according to a series of state-specific research reports from the RAND Corporation.

MITA Says ‘No’ To Medical Device Excise Tax

Already operating in an extremely competitive global marketplace, imaging and radiotherapy manufacturers face a serious burden in the form of a new excise tax on medical devices, according to comments submitted to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA).

HHS Issues ACO Proposal, Calls For Quality Standards

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) yesterday released proposed new rules to aid physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers in better coordinating care for Medicare patients through Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). 

vRad Wins Stevie Award In Collaboration Solution Category

Virtual Radiologic (vRad), a national technology-enabled radiology practice, has received a 2011 Stevie® Award for Sales & Customer Service. The practice won the award in the Collaboration Solution category for its vRad ® Results (SM) cloud communication tool. This marks the second year consecutive year that Stevie Awards, which organizes several

HHC Unveils Updated HIT Strategic Plan, Invites Comments

The HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is inviting public comments on its “Federal Health IT Strategic Plan: 2011-2015”, released March 25.

AMA To Host Webinar On Radiation Emergencies

The American Medical Association (AMA) will next week host a free webinar focusing on radiation preparedness in the U.S., as well as the implications and treatment of radiation exposure.

GE Healthcare Launches Vascular Visualization Software

GE Healthcare this week introduced a vascular visualization software application designed to enhance digital subtraction angiography and, in turn, offer to interventional radiologists what the company deems a “new vision” of vascular flow.

ACR Advocates Inclusion Of Imaging Data, Specialist Considerations In Meaningful Use

Preliminary recommendations for Stage Two of Meaningful Use are a step in the right direction, but significant gaps in the draft advice remain, ACR IT and Informatics Committee-Government Relations Subcommittee Chair Keith J. Dreyer, DO, PhD, told advisors to the Office of the National Coordinator for HIT (ONC) in a meeting last week.

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Health Imaging
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.

Cardiovascular Business
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.

Cardiovascular Business
‘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.