NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Spreemo, a leading healthcare platform that provides evidence-based quality metrics and predictive analytics to facilitate high-quality patient care, has entered into a strategic research partnership with the University Radiology Group ("URG") – one of the nation's pre-eminent radiology practices performing approximately 1.8 million patient imaging exams annually. Spreemo, through its Quality Research Institute, and URG will jointly investigate the effect of various factors in the delivery of care including patient diagnoses and how these impact the ensuing outcomes and overall cost. Utilizing data from Spreemo's Fortune 100 and 500 partners, URG will combine its mature clinical and academic experience with Spreemo's data and analytics to further its evidence-based understanding of quality. The product of this effort aims to improve patient outcomes.

Rose Radiology Centers has agreed to pay $8.71 million to the government for violating the False Claims Act, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced. 

Paul J. Mirabella, former president and CEO of GE Healthcare’s Global Diagnostic Imaging business, has joined the ControlRad Systems board of directors, the company announced this week.

Patients in the U.S. are not required to have a gastroenterology office visit before they have a colonoscopy. However, according to a recent study published by JAMA, almost three in 10 patients still have such a visit.

Radiologist Albert R. Cowie, MD, of Amherst, N.Y., has pleaded guilty to obtaining controlled substances by fraud and healthcare fraud. 

Thomas F. Stephenson, MD, the New York radiologist who pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud last year, has been sentenced to one year of probation.

Finding the right mentor can be one of the most important steps in a young radiologist’s career. Frank J. Lexa, MD, spoke with RadiologyBusiness.com at length about the mentor/mentee relationship in radiology. 

Hologic reported revenue of $695.2 million in Q1 in its first fiscal report of 2016, an increase of 6.5 percent on a reported basis and 8.1 percent on a constant currency basis.