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.

The Nanox ARC cold-cathode, tomosythesis 3D X-ray system is currently pending FDA clearance. If cleared, it would be the first device of its kind to offer cold-cathode X-ray tube technology and the ability to slice through the anatomy in images similar to CT scans aid diagnosis. The new type of tube also could greatly reduce the size and weight of X-ray systems. The vendor sees this system as key to its larger plan to address health disparities and access to imaging world-wide. #Nanox

VIDEO: Cold-cathode X-ray systems may disrupt the medical imaging market

Bhvita Jani, research manager at Signify Research, explains advances in cold-cathode X-ray tube technology and how this might represent a major shift in radiology imaging systems. 
 

Medtronic urges shareholders to reject below-market offer from investment firm

The firm in question, TRC Capital Investment Corp., has a history of making below-market offers to shareholders of large corporations. These offers are typically unsolicited. 

Fixed digital X-ray systems have seen increased market share after a dip in 2020 when hospitals used funding to but more mobile DR systems due to COVID. The Konica-Minolta booth DR system on display at RSNA 2022. Photo by Dave Fornell

VIDEO: Trends in X-ray systems

Bhvita Jani, research manager at Signify Research, explains the technology trends she is seeing in the radiology X-ray market.

Imaging industry names in the news: Blackford, Carestream, Fujifilm, Siemens, 8 more

Dallas-based MedCognetics and its academic R&D partners will have $750,000 more to spend refining diversity-calibrated AI for early detection of breast cancer, thanks to the NIH’s “AIM-AHEAD” initiative.

EU organizes aggressive anti-cancer action around imaging

The executive branch of the European Union has launched a major project to aggregate cancer imaging data from across the continent so it can be readily tapped by healthcare providers, medical schools and industry innovators.

Prestigious medical schools hide vital information from radiology residency programs

Would residency directors do better to favor high-achieving students from schools of more modest national status?

ACR to Biden cabinet members: Please help make independent dispute resolution fair and accessible for all stakeholders

The American College of Radiology has worked out a way to protect patients from surprise medical bills for out-of-network services while modifying third-party arbitration so it sensibly serves providers and payers alike.  

Imaging industry names in the news: Canon, Medality, Viz.ai, more

Promaxo Inc. of Oakland, Calif., sold eight of its systems for performing AI-equipped, MRI-guided prostate interventions in the fourth quarter of 2022. The company launched a year prior and has now topped $15 million in sales.  

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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.

“Before these CPT codes there was no real acknowledgment of the additional burden borne by the providers who accepted these patients."

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