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.

ACR and MITA Come to Defense of Clinical Decision Support

Both organizations issued statements underlining their support for clinical decision support in advanced imaging following a op-ed by American Enterprise Institute fellow Scott Gottleib, MD.

ACR Updates Appropriateness Criteria

The latest version of the American College of Radiology's guidelines updated 29 appropriateness criteria topics and added 12 new criteria

Alliance Sells Radiology 24|7 to ONRAD

Radiology and radiation therapy services provider Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc, has sold its subsidiary Radiology 24|7, LLC, to teleradiology group ONRAD Inc. Radiology 24|7 generates approximately $15 million of revenue each year

6 Top Trends From RSNA 2013

The Radiological Society of North America's annual conference continues to be the place to take the pulse of the industry, and these were the top trends spotted by our reporting team

The 101 Largest Radiology Practices of 2013

The consolidation trend gathered steam in the radiology private-practice sector in 2013, a year in which the average size of the nation’s largest private practices increased from 46 FTE radiologist in 2012 to 50

Baron and Dunnick Named to Top Spots at RSNA

The Radiological Society of North American announced that Richard L. Baron, M.D., FACR, is its new Board chairman and N. Reed Dunnick, M.D., is its new president

No Bump in RSNA Attendance this Year

Preliminary numbers released by the Radiological Society of North America show that attendance was similar to last year's numbers

2014 Survival Guide: Key Issues Facing Radiology in the New Year

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The recent upheavals in the world of health care have meant the arrival of new challenges with each passing year, and owing to imaging’s contributions to escalating costs, radiology has been especially hard hit in the past. 2014 will prove to be no exception, bringing a fresh slate of reimbursement and market challenges, according to Jeff Maze, director of business intelligence for Zotec Partners. “Understanding these issues, as well as their potential impact on the business of radiology, will be mission critical,” he says.

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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.

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