Pay-for-performance (P4P) programs for hospitals and physicians, often linked to public reporting, have modestly improved the quality of care delivered, according to a RAND Corporation study released Aug. 9 at a Capitol Hill briefing.

Radiology professional society guidelines, in and of themselves, do not comprise effective decision support for reducing inappropriate use of medical imaging, opined Ramin Khorasani, MD, MPH, vice chair of radiology at Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston, in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Establishing a program that mandates full disclosure and compensation to patients with regard to medical errors may potentially reduce malpractice claims, according to a retrospective analysis published in the Aug. 17 edition of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Carestream Health is increasing its worldwide price on all its imaging films and related supplies.

The high prevalence of hospital errors in the U.S. accounts for $19.5 billion in costs and results in 2,500 excess deaths and more than 10 million excess days missed from work due to disability, according to a June report conducted by the consulting firm Milliman.

N.Y. Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo has reported on an ongoing industry-wide investigation into predatory healthcare lending where consumers, especially seniors and vulnerable patients, are misled about financing, which particularly targets GE Money's CareCredit.

ValleyCare Health System, of Pleasanton, Calif., has implemented Imprivata's OneSign to manage passwords and provide its clinicians with access to EMR applications.

Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) has selected eClinicalWorks unified EMR and practice management for the GBMC's employed physician group, Greater Baltimore Medical Associates.