One of the primary complaints providers often have about radiology benefits management programs (RBMs) is that they have the power to deny coverage to a patient in need. But what if the RBM is unable to deny coverage? 

Christie Medical Holdings Inc., a global leader in portable vein imaging systems to aid in venipuncture procedures, has donated a VeinViewer® Flex to the Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA) as part of the Christie CARES philanthropy program.

Demand for real-time imaging services has increased over time, leading to more and more radiologists working irregular hours. A recent article in the American Journal of Roentgenology examined ways hospitals and imaging centers can minimize the potential negative side effects after-hours work can have on radiologists.

Achieving unprecedented clinical and business efficiencies. Winning new business. Brandishing vanguard-level technology prowess while employing zero IT staff. Such are the returns mid-size radiology practices are realizing from their selection of the cloud-based, hardware-agnostic IRP/Plexus Imaging Workflow Management system.

Any distributed workflow solution worth its salt helps radiologists work at the top of their clinical skill set, maximize their productivity and fully integrate their workflow with that of the rest of their practice-and, ultimately, with the workflow of the ordering physician, practice or provider organization.

Deerfield Management Company, a healthcare investment firm, has created a partnership with Gregory Sorensen, MD, and Deerfield Imaging. 

lifeIMAGE, a Newton, Mass.-based medical image interoperability company, has named Matthew A. Michela its new president and CEO.

CMS released both the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) final rules for 2016 on Oct. 30, and the American College of Radiology (ACR) issued a separate statement on each rule.