Cancer Treatment Centers of America Chooses Merge Healthcare as its Sole...
We are excited to share the news that Merge Healthcare has recently collaborated with Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) in a multi-phase deal that aims to optimize workflows and increase...
View ArticleCardiology in the era of consolidation
It’s no secret that consolidation is a growing trend in healthcare industry. Since the Affordable Care Act was enacted in 2010, mergers and acquisitions have ballooned, and according to a report by...
View ArticleSt. Charles Health System Selects Merge Healthcare to Further Enhance...
We are happy to announce that in its search for a comprehensive cardiology imaging solution, St. Charles Health System has chosen to collaborate with Merge Healthcare. St. Charles Health System,...
View ArticleHow one hospital consolidated workflow and streamlined PACS for breast imaging
Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg, Texas is an 86-bed, community supported hospital focused on compassion, innovation, accountability, and stewardship. The hospital was challenged with...
View ArticleDon’t Forget the Patient
Many diagnostic radiologists today have little or no patient contact. How did this happen?
View ArticleEasier. Better. Faster: The convergence of convenience and cardiac care
Convenience. We’ve come to expect it throughout all facets of life – and across industries, convenience is being delivered in abundance. The catch-phrase, “there’s an app for that” still rings true as...
View Article10 Reasons You Should Re-evaluate Your Prior Authorization Strategy.
Every year, $40 billion worth of payments are lost to write-offs. With government mandates and payer guidelines growing more complex, providers can’t afford to forfeit reimbursements from claims...
View ArticleInvesting in Physician Leadership
When it comes to medical imaging, one of the most important investments any medical group, imaging center, hospital, or integrated delivery network can make is in physician leadership.
View Article10 Reasons to Improve Your Referral Management System
Did you know that 46% of patient appointments go unscheduled with manual referrals? And when it comes to referring physicians, more than half are dissatisfied with the scheduling processes for...
View ArticleRBMA Spring Radiology Summit 2016: Highlights from Colorado Springs
Every spring, the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) hosts an informative summit with networking and educational programs for leaders across the industry. The conference, held in a...
View ArticleA Reality Check for Server Side Rendering
Server side rendering is the talk of the medical imaging world today. The basic premise being that server side is faster and more efficient than client side rendering. Since servers typically have...
View ArticleLeading children’s hospital fully integrates its image archive
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), a 600-bed academic medical center, faced the dual challenges of long-term image storage and lack of true disaster recovery for full-fidelity...
View ArticleRecap: ACR 2016 in Review
The American College of Radiology (ACR) concluded its 2016 annual convention last week in Washington, DC. For better or for worse, this year’s event left many attendees with more questions than...
View ArticleIs it safe to relax on ICD-10?
Considering the industry-wide concern ahead of the October 1, 2015 implementation of the International Classification of Disease, Tenth Edition (ICD-10) coding standards, the transition seems to have...
View ArticleMerge Joins IBM and Watson in Medical Imaging Collaborative
Yesterday, IBM announced the creation of the Watson Health medical imaging collaborative. This global initiative unites 16 leading health systems, academic medical centers, ambulatory radiology...
View Article5 ‘Must Dos’ at SIIM 2016
Trekking out to the west coast for SIIM 2016 next week? While your plans may include exploring Portland’s finest Japanese gardens and gourmet donuts, there is also plenty to learn about imaging...
View ArticlePatients, Processes, Policies, and Progress: Reflecting on SIIM 2016
Last week, many of the biggest names in medical imaging informatics came together in Portland, Oregon for the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting, where they discussed the...
View ArticleRAD-AID, Merge make medical imaging a reality in developing countries
“Medical imaging is fundamental to almost everything healthcare does,” says RAD-AID president and CEO, Dr. Dan Mollura.
View ArticleTips for Clinical Leaders
As the old saying goes, “Organizing physicians is like herding cats.” So why would anyone want to be a clinical leader? What tips can help a leader success?
View ArticleHow one imaging center improved prior authorization to help patients,...
Imaging Specialists of Charleston, a radiologist-owned, full service medical imaging center in South Carolina, faces still competition in its region, specifically from a trio of hospital-based imaging...
View ArticleWhen it comes to medical imaging, what do patients know and want?
In a 2015 issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology1, authors from NYU Langone Medical Center reported their survey results related to patients’ understanding of their own imaging exams.
View Article7 Reasons to Upgrade Your Clinical Reporting Solution
Ever thought about how much clinical reporting can improve radiologist productivity? With an effective solution in place, a radiologist can save up to 75 minutes per day. That’s a significant amount of...
View ArticleTop Five Reasons to Replace Your PACS
Workflow, patient volume, and practice needs are constantly evolving. It’s important to find solutions that can adapt to the changes within your organization without disrupting your business. The...
View ArticleMerge partner, RAD-AID, to launch medical hybrid airship program
Artist rendering Dan Mollura, M.D., earned the admiration of hundreds of attendees at Merge Live last week. As the closing keynote speaker at Merge’s annual client conference, Mollura spoke of his...
View ArticleMerge Live by the Numbers
Last week, Merge hosted its annual client conference in Chicago. Designed with customers in mind, the conference provided numerous opportunities to learn from Merge experts and customers, deepen...
View ArticleHow to set the stage for imaging practice growth
As reimbursement challenges grow for outpatient imaging, many practices struggle to remain profitable. However, with the right technology, it’s possible to stay ahead of the curve. One organization,...
View ArticleWomen in HIT: Catalysts for change
It’s National Health IT Week, and across the country healthcare stakeholders are recognizing and celebrating the impact of technology on this dynamic industry. To mark the occasion we decided to talk...
View ArticleGrace is Gone: The ICD-10 Period of Relaxed Rules is Over
As you may know, October 1 is the anniversary of the ICD-10 switch over, and thus, ends the ramp up or 'grace' period. The relaxed approach payers have taken throughout the delicate switch from ICD-9...
View ArticleHow to Successfully Manage Your Imaging IT Partner
Although I'm now employed full time as the Chief Medical Officer of Merge, for most of my 38 years in healthcare, I worked full time as a radiologist, performing diagnostic and interventional...
View ArticleWatson Health Imaging: Striving for a revolution in global healthcare
Steve Tolle, VP and Chief Strategy Officer, Watson Health Imaging, addresses the audience at Merge Live 2016. Given the explosion of medical images in recent years, what’s expected of radiologists –...
View ArticleLiving My Best Life in the Shadow of Breast Cancer
Breast cancer. Those two words send a small chill up my spine. As a woman, it's at the top of the list of potential ways I may become ill, or even die. Breast cancer has already struck two women in my...
View ArticleQ&A: Future of IT and Practice Analytics
Healthcare information technology has evolved at a rapid pace over the past 15 years, and Shannon Marshall, Solutions Manager for Merge Healthcare, has had a front-row seat observing this remarkable...
View ArticleAAO 2016: 4 Key Takeaways
Last week was The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2016 annual conference held at McCormick Place in Chicago. The event brought together eye physicians and surgeons from all over the world to...
View ArticleWhat's Driving the Orthopedic Market?
America is changing – and we're not talking about politics. Along with the aging of almost 75 million Baby Boomers comes a host of health-related issues that will be shaping our healthcare system for...
View ArticleDiabetes, Retinal Screening and the Future of Eye Care
It has been said that the eyes are the window to the soul, but for healthcare providers eyes can reveal so much more. Retinal screening, in particular, has become a powerful tool for the early...
View ArticleThe Journey to Cognitive Imaging Solutions
By Nancy Koenig and Murray A. Reicher, MD FACR Cognitive computing involves self-learning systems that use data mining, pattern recognition, and natural language processing to mimic the way the human...
View ArticleWhat do MIPS, MACRA, & MU have to do with Quality?
Out of the ashes of the stock market crash of 2008 came a jobs program, the American Redevelopment and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, designed to help put people back to work, including people in...
View ArticleWhy You Need to Build the Clinical Case for Comprehensive Enterprise Data...
Electronic medical records (EMRs) have made it possible to provide clinicians with access to a patient's medical history, or a patient's truth, at the point of care. However, these electronic systems...
View ArticleSingapore National Eye Centre is Breaking Down Siloes Across Specialties
The healthcare industry is quickly evolving, shaped by factors such as increasing global demand and significant advancements in imaging technology. Staying on top of these changes and securing the best...
View ArticleRaising Quality and MIPS Compliance for Imaging Specialists
In my last blog, I described the history of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) EHR Incentive Program and Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Here, we'll explore what the new...
View ArticleMerge Named Best in KLAS – Six Years and Counting
Merge is proud to share that the 2017 Best in KLAS: Software & Services report has named Merge Cardio™ and Merge's iConnect® Enterprise Archive Best in KLAS for the cardiology and VNA/image archive...
View ArticleRisky Business: The Perils of Neglecting Enterprise Data Management
Smartphones and tablets are becoming just as common in the hands of clinicians as they are in the hands of today's teenagers. Many clinicians – especially younger care providers – are using them to...
View ArticleHIMSS17 Spotlights Merge’s Cognitive and Core Capabilities
Given the constant drive to innovate, time moves pretty fast in the medical imaging industry. It should come as no surprise then that the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society...
View ArticleIs the human heart more than just a pump?
In the blink of an eye, I can look back on a 40 year career in the amazing (and sometimes crazy) world of cardiology. As a clinician, I've seen many remarkable changes in the diagnosis and treatment of...
View ArticleWhat’s getting in the way of better workflow?
Whether it's government mandates, evolving technology, shifts in the workforce or the rise of cognitive capabilities, there is no shortage of change in the healthcare industry – and no sign of it...
View ArticleTop Five Industry Drivers for Orthopedics
Keeping up with the rapid pace of change in healthcare is challenging but essential, and understanding factors like demographic shifts, technological improvements and government initiatives are...
View ArticleDigital Radiography: Embracing the Change, Reaping the Rewards
For many who attended AAOS (American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons) in San Diego last week, the issue of decreasing reimbursements was a hot topic and one that ranked high on the priority list for...
View ArticleInteroperability: The IHE Connectathon and Beyond
What is interoperability? In the age of mobility, interoperability is paramount to patient care. Virtually everyone has a smart phone, and information and people are constantly on the move.
View ArticleThe Role of IT in Improving Breast Cancer Outcomes
February was National Cancer Prevention Month, an excellent platform to dispel the many myths about cancer and improve knowledge of the disease. While a great deal of important information was...
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