The Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee on Sept. 30 voted 12-11 along party lines to favorably report the nominations of Nicole Saphier, MD, and four other individuals.
European imaging experts recently conducted an expansive study, involving 10 different AI tools from seven separate vendors, implemented across 20 centers staffed by 58 rads.
Hickory-based Catawba Radiological Associates has served the “Unifour” area of western North Carolina for decades, with its docs now joining Catawba Valley Health System’s physician team.
Compared with postoperative stereotactic radiation therapy, an investigational intraoperative RT approach could significantly reduce local tumor recurrence and improve survival in patients with newly diagnosed operable brain metastases.
Researchers theorized that owning the imaging machine—allowing practices to collect the “technical component” of reimbursement, in addition to the “professional” fee for reading the scans—could shelter groups from market forces.
Many know Sol Radiology as the Southern California-based practice that, in this decade, grew from three radiologists to 45 in only three years. But other key indicators of Sol’s development might be the pieces from which presently small practices stand to learn the most.
