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.

Nevada Governor Signs Breast Density Law

The law will take effect on January 1, 2014, and makes Nevada the 10th state where mammography providers are legally obligated to inform patients about their breast density score

SIIM News: New Support Packages for Sony Monitors

Sony Electronics’ Medical Systems Division is expanding its “Hot Swap Service Program” with two new support offerings in case of product malfunctions

SIIM News: Fujifilm Demos Latest PACS, RIS and VNA

To get the attention of Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) attendees, Stamford, Conn.-based Fujifilm Medical demonstrated its latest version of Synapse PACs and Synapse RIS at the conference in Grapevine-Dallas, Texas, from June 6-9.

ACR Stresses Value of Care Over Cost in Response to NYT Cover Story

A prominent New York Times article might lead some people to skip needed colon cancer screening warns the ACR in a response that also reminds the public and policy makers that for most patients CT colonography is as effective and costs less

Siemens Raises Resolution Bar in PET-, SPECT-CT

Today, Siemens Healthcare announced the development of two new hybrid scanners—one FDA approved, one pending 510K approval—that could potentially put to rest forever the “abominable-snowman” aspect of nuclear imaging.

Agfa Introduces New Version of ICIS Viewer

At the 2013 meeting of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine, Agfa HealthCare will introduce version 3.0 of its ICIS View enterprise imaging viewer.

Tennessee and Alabama Enact Breast Density Laws

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Alabama Governor Robert Bentley each signed breast density inform legislation into law last month

Manufacturer Coalitions Take Radiological Safety Discussion International

Three organizations representing nearly all imaging manufacturers in the world met in Washington, D.C., at the first Global Summit on Radiological Quality and Safety Summit

Around the web

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.

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.