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Medicare payments will be put on a 10-day hold, with about 53% of CMS staff retained, and rulemaking at the key agency is likely delayed.

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Neiman Health Policy Institute experts urged radiology leaders to use these results in evaluating issues related to retention in their own practices. 

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration highlighted concerns about "data drift," which can potentially lead to performance degradation, bias or reduced reliability. 

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The device is intended for use in orthopedics, where weight-bearing imaging can make a significant difference in diagnosis and treatment.

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At the start of 2025, CMS issued a national coverage determination on CTC that led to widespread insurance coverage of the exam. 

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Such baseline neuroimaging markers could provide clues into how patients will respond to treatment, and thrombolysis in particular.

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This uptick was attributed to more scans being administered per ED visit, rather than a rise in overall patient volumes, an analysis of Medicare data found. 

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Ashok Panigrahy, MD, now 54, was first caught with materials depicting the sexual exploitation of minors in November 2022 and pleaded guilty in March.

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Mobile, Alabama-based Infirmary Health has more than 700 doctors on its medical staff including about 20 radiologists, providing imaging services at a dozen locations. 
 

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AGFA is partnering with Europe's Alliance Medical to implement its cloud-based solutions across all of the imaging provider’s 120 sites throughout the UK. 

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If passed, the bill would authorize the AG to grant, deny or impose conditions related to changes in control or the acquisition of a physician group. 

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New research analyzes the effectiveness of AI-generated reports in simplifying radiologists’ imaging interpretations into more easily understandable language, as judged by nonphysicians. 

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Jamieson M. Bourque, MD, MHS, previewed his plans for the future in a new interview with Cardiovascular Business. 

An updated version of Heartflow's Plaque Analysis platform has gained FDA clearance. In addition, the company announced that Cigna will cover the platform going forward.

Several groups collaborated on the document, which is designed to help clinicians provide high-quality, consistent care when using flurpiridaz during cardiac PET imaging exams.