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Hospitals pilot policies to test older radiologists’ mental and physical fitness
Radiology vendor Agfa to cut nearly $53M in costs as medical film business dwindles
Seno Medical Receives Innovative Technology Contract from Vizient For its Imagio Breast Imaging System
Konica Minolta Healthcare Launches Exa Enterprise, a Cloud-Based Image Management Solution Designed for Hospitals and Imaging Centers
Renewed optimism that radiologist-supported bill to ease prior authorization could pass by year’s end
Orano Med breaks ground on $265M thorium production site

The new 7,000-square-meter plant is located in France and will begin production of thorium-228, necessary for the development of isotopes used in cancer treatments. 

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Radiologists are more accurate, confident when they know the full story

Providing radiologists with key details about the patient's symptoms can go a long way toward improving the quality of their work. 

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Radiology at a crossroads: Hopes and concerns for a second Trump administration

In this RB opinion piece, Radiology Business Management Association leaders discuss what President-elect Trump's 2nd term might mean for the specialty. 

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Patients frequently fail to obtain follow-up imaging. Could radiologist-referrer disagreements be to blame?

Harvard researchers recently set out to answer this question, sharing their results Friday in the Journal of the American College of Radiology 

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3 modifiable factors that make radiology reports easier for patients to understand

European imaging experts believe it’s essential that provider groups heed this advice and improve the formatting of their work. 

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Massachusetts governor signs bill to expand coverage for breast imaging services

"This legislation will help ensure that cost is not a barrier for women to get the screenings," Gov. Maura Healey (D) said in a statement. 

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ACR, top health systems form collaborative to help radiologists assess AI solutions

"We are facing an overwhelming influx of FDA-approved AI tools in healthcare, especially in radiology," one of the participants notes. 

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Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

Cardiovascular Business
‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

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