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Rad Partners "firmly" denied the allegations, which mirror a similar complaint from Aetna, contending it plans to "vigorously defend against these claims" in court. 

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After losing a court battle with the Fortune 500 company last year, Jeffrey C. Allard, MD, and attorneys are homing in on an attorney's faulty credentials, claiming she "poisoned" the proceedings. 

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The Small Business Administration will raise receipts-based standards for 263 industries including imaging, allowing more to apply for financing.

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Vital Imaging Diagnostic Centers recently alerted patients about the apparent cyberattack with an unauthorized party likely gaining access to private health information. 

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The company is seeking approval for TLX250-CDx (brand name Zircaix), a novel PET (positron emission tomography) product geared toward kidney cancer. 

Valley Regional Imaging Fayetteville

Fayetteville-based Valley Regional Imaging is unloading its facility to Cape Fear Valley Health, a hospital based in the same Sandhills-region community of southeastern North Carolina. 

Catholic Health

Seton Imaging and its two locations are now part of Trinity Medical WNY, a multispecialty group owned by physicians but controlled by Catholic Health. 

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Radiologists and other physicians recently wrote to Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, asking for changes related to contrast-enhanced ultrasound. 

Summa Health

Summa Health said the change will take effect Sept. 1, with the two-hospital network ceasing scheduling of appointments for this consumer segment.

Its alert pertains to over 26K carotid artery stents, used by interventional neuroradiologists, vascular surgeons and other docs to prevent strokes. 

Akumin

The Plantation, Florida, company first announced the initiative at RSNA 2024, offering clients new “relocatable and expandable” centers to be deployed across the U.S. 

Solis Mammography

The breast imaging group is launching two locations in Texas and marking its first foray into the Raleigh metro area, with more on the way in North Carolina. 

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Chatbots may be able to accurately explain MRI results to patients in ways that radiologists are not routinely available to do. 

Gadoquatrane is now set to go through the regulatory review process on its trek to earning full FDA approval. 

Anders Gilberg, senior vice president of government affairs at the Medical Group Management Association, explains why Congress needs to renew the Medicare geographic pay adjustments in rural areas—to make payments competitive with urban areas and help retain physicians in those communities.