Predictive analytics platform Spreemo 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.

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has launched the ASRT Compliance Suite, a collection of 30 training modules to help healthcare professionals meet educational requirements for certification by state and national accrediting bodies. These include The Joint Commission and Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.

February 3, 2016 — A new way of using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners to look for evidence of multiple sclerosis in the brain has been successfully tested by researchers at The University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Radcademy is an initiative that uses contemporary media techniques and real-life situations to engage young people and their imaginations about the world of medical imaging and radiation therapy.

Artificial intelligence in radiology

Radiologists want a bigger role in healthcare, one that allows them a say in patient management, ideally one that goes from diagnosis to therapy follow-up.
The Debate Over Breast Density

Breast density notification is an ongoing topic that gained a lot of momentum in 2015, and continues to do so in 2016.
healthcare reform

Radiology is undergoing a major overhaul in terms of the business model practices used for the past several decades, due to new challenges from healthcare reform and increased competition for hospital contracts.
information technology

There is a growing need to exchange and share imaging studies with outside entities. Hospitals that have foregone the traditional merger and acquisition route to become affiliates, for example, have a need to share both individual patient and population health data, though their modalities for exchange and viewing may be very different.
enterprise imaging, carestream, clinical collaboration, Vue motion

As the enterprise imaging market matures, the technology used to access and view images is rapidly changing.
The Carestream Vue Reporting module can help generate detailed diagnostic reports.
Cerner demonstrated how radiologists can be better integrated into the electronic medical record (EMR) workflow.
Teamplay from Siemens connects radiologists, physicians and patients around the globe with clinical data to streamline and enhance the decision-making process.
GE’s Health Cloud is imagined as a digital space for users across the enterprise to collaborate via a series of applications.

The U.S. healthcare system’s ongoing transformation from a volume-based payment model to a value-based one is being guided by one central principle: better coordination of patient care. 
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