The U.S. healthcare system stands to save $8 billion a year just by going electronic with six routine business transactions. But realizing the thrift will take an ongoing commitment by all healthcare stakeholders—providers, payers, vendors and government. 

One of the most tech-forward healthcare providers in Indonesia has hired the largest teleradiology group in the U.S. for anytime-anywhere reads and reports. 

Right now, just about anyone with a large enough line of credit can purchase a new, state-of-the-art MR or CT scanner. Going forward, what will separate the highly successful radiology practices from those muddling through—or hanging on for dear life—is not impressive equipment.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – (March 17, 2015) – Zotec Partners, LLC (Zotec), a leading provider of revenue cycle and practice management services to hospital-based physicians, is pleased to announce that Steve Collins has taken a new position as vice president of business development for its radiology division. 

Deal activity in the health services sector started out strong in 2014 and finished on an even stronger note, with total deal volume up 16.3% in 2014 compared to 2013, according to a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

Older adults who underwent spine imaging within six weeks of a primary care visit for back pain had outcomes over the following year that were no different than other patients who had no imaging, according to a study in the March 17 issue of JAMA.

Cancer patients are living longer than ever before, and have access to more treatment options for cancer with the knowledge that hundreds of cancer therapies are now in in research and development. But, despite “significant” progress in the fight against cancer, the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) report, “The State of Cancer Care in America: 2015,” points out that “profound changes occurring in the cancer care practice landscape …threaten patient access to these advances.”

Any legislation to reform the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula should include a change in the physician fee schedule, according to an article in the journal Health Affairs.