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Bipartisan bill would allow radiologists and other physicians to own certain hospitals
Rising rates of interval breast cancers have experts calling for more risk-based screenings
Radiology group will pay $2.35M to settle allegations it violated False Claims Act by submitting sham diagnoses
Radiology accounts for 16% of No Surprises Acts payment disputes, new data show
RBMA's incoming president discusses advocacy and other new priorities
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Radiologists say paid family and medical leave a key factor when choosing a practice

Respondents in academic practices were more likely to report a paid-leave policy when compared to others working in hospitals or private practice. 

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CEO of radiology provider Akumin departs abruptly after 1 year on job

Krishna Kumar, former CEO of Philips India, was replaced Monday by Henry Howe, the former CFO and interim CEO of Envision Healthcare. 

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Radiology-supported law change would tighten screws on prior authorization requests

The Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 is endorsed by 30 trade groups including the Society of Interventional Radiology and MGMA.

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Radiologists aim to ‘take back the profession from Wall Street’ with launch of new private practice

Kevin Kadakia, MD, MBA, and Tarang Patel, DO, officially announced the rollout of Radiology One March 1 with a team of 25-plus rads. 

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Newly proposed cybersecurity rule could cripple private radiology practices, RBMA says

This marks the first major update to the HIPAA Security Rule in over a decade, with HHS seeking to require multifactor authentication and written documentation of all policies. 

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Thousands of radiologists now work for private equity, up sharply from a decade ago

About 282 (or 1%) of radiologists worked for PE entities in 2013, a number that has increased over 1,300% in the 11 years since, according to new research. 

Aclarion, a company using remote MRIs to assess back pain, expands in partnership with RadNet

The publicly traded Broomfield, Colorado, firm plans to bolster access to its Nociscan product across key markets in New York and New Jersey. 

Building a successful CCTA program: Physicians and healthcare executives to share advice

CCTA continues to grow more and more important in the day-to-day treatment of heart patients. Hospitals and health systems that fail to embrace the modality risk falling behind.

Medicare
Radiology pushes for doc fix as government funding deadline looms

Momentum is building for the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act, the AMA notes, with 99 bipartisan co-sponsors in the House. 

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American College of Radiology announces significant expansion of Lung Cancer Screening Registry

The ACR hopes these changes, including the addition of diagnostic performance feedback, will help reduce the number of patients with incidental nodules lost to follow-up each year.

Health Imaging
AI reduces CT lung cancer screening workload by nearly 80%

And it can do so with almost 100% accuracy as a first reader, according to a new large-scale analysis.