An analysis of complaints lodged against a major academic medical center’s radiology department has revealed that a failure to deliver patient-centered care was at the core of a majority of the gripes, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

“Will they [radiologists] be enslaved by the productivity needs of an efficient read machine? Or can they actualize the potential of their inherent core competencies?” These questions posed by two physicians strike at the heart of radiology’s future.

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) and the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) today announced that medical device manufacturers have now paid an estimated $1 billion to the Internal Revenue Service for the medical device excise tax.

The Department of Health and Human Services says it will not budge on its October 1, 2014, ICD-10 implementation date.

Samsung Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, today announced the appointment of Doug Ryan as Group Vice President for Health and Medical Equipment (HME) within its Enterprise Business Division.

Between 1990 and 2010, significant improvements were made in U.S. healthcare, with life expectancy at birth and healthy life expectancy increasing alongside drops in all-cause death rates. However, despite these gains, the U.S. is failing to keep up with population health progress in the other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, according to a report published online July 10 in JAMA.

What do aviation, mattress factories, evangelism and the nuclear power industry have in common? All have important insights for improving medicine … provided healthcare is ready to listen.

Four trends will converge and shape the future of healthcare in the U.S. RAND Corporation Chair in Policy Analysis Arthur Kellerman, MD, outlined the issues—healthcare reform, information asymmetry, cost-sharing and innovation—in a Health Affairs blog.