CareCore National, LLC selected John Arlotta, a veteran of the health-care industry, as its new chief executive officer. Doug Tardio, former acting CEO of CareCore, returned to his previous role as president and chief operating officer after Arlotta started work. A University of Notre Dame graduate, Arlotta is a retired U.S. Army Reserve captain.

CareCore National, LLC introduced a proprietary new process to protect patients from the dangers of excess radiation exposure due to diagnostic testing. The company has added Radiation Awareness Protocols(TM) to its clinical prior authorization and notification programs. These programs will alert treating physicians to the number of prior imaging scans their patients have undergone. The precautionary alert occurs in real time, while referring physicians are obtaining a prior authorization or notification, ensuring efficient care coordination and enhanced patient safety. The Radiation Awareness Protocols (TM) were developed in response to public, scientific, governmental, and industry concerns about the dangers of excessive radiation from imaging tests such as CT scans. Imaging exams currently account for nearly half of the average population's exposure to radiation. Half of that exposure is the result of CT scans. The average CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis exposes patients to approximately the same amount of radiation as 1,000 chest X-Rays, or the equivalent of more than six years of natural background radiation exposure. CareCore National's Radiation Awareness Protocol(TM) was designed specifically to inform physicians of their patients' prior radiation exposure and offer critical healthcare data in efforts to prevent unnecessary excessive radiation for prospective at-risk patients. The protocol relies on EMC's GreenPlum(TM) data retrieval technology to compile and analyze studies previously approved for individual patients within CareCore's extensive database. The system then presents the individual patient's diagnostic imaging history to the requesting physician, including the date of each previous scan. Warnings generated by CareCore National's Radiation Awareness Protocols(TM) and provided to the ordering physician can result in a peer-to-peer conversation with other physicians. Once the warnings are discussed the conclusion may not prevent the ordering physician from continuing with the authorization or notification of the requested study.

CareCore National, LLC Presents at Oppenheimer's 22nd Annual Healthcare Conference, Dec-14-2011 09:55 AM. Venue: The Waldorf Astoria Hotel, 301 Park Avenue, New York, New York, United States. Speakers: Douglas K. Tardio, Acting Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer, Richard Weininger, Executive Vice President of Product Development and Chairman of Management Committee.