Chicago (March 16, 2015) – Apervita, Inc. (www.apervita.com), the fastest growing health analytics community, today announced the appointment of Tim Gustafson, M.D., as chief content officer. In his role, Dr. Gustafson will lead Apervita’s Author community and oversee the growth of content offered on Apervita’s market for health analytics, including, algorithms, measures, pathways, protocols and data focused on critical health areas, such as chronic disease management, preventable adverse events, readmissions, cancer, early warning, quality and safety.

Members of 134 commercial health plans in 18 regions of the U.S. were more satisfied than in recent years with their coverage, according to a J.D. Power survey released on March 9.

With reimbursement more closely tied to quality of care and value-based care, chief financial officers are focusing on recovering working capital and finding new sources of revenue, according to a new survey of more than 150 health system CFOs.

The cost-effectiveness of cancer care in the U.S. is less than in Western Europe, according to a new study.

Patients with brain tumors have an increased length of stay in hospitals, worse discharge outcomes and increased in-hospital mortality if they have Medicaid or no insurance compared with if they have private insurance.

The U.S. House of Representatives may vote next week to permanently change the made Medicare pays hospitals and physicians, The Hill reports.

Radiology IT system hiccups that result in downtimes are generally mild and only modestly impact radiologist workflows.

Some reputations are hard to shake. Medical imaging has for years been thought of as one of the biggest cost centers in the healthcare system, and it’s a perception that affects how radiology services are regulated.