| This Week’s News | The move is expected to wipe out the entire investment of KKR, which first took the publicly traded physician group private in a 2018 $5.5B buyout. The move is expected to wipe out the entire investment of KKR, which first took the publicly traded physician group private in a 2018 $5.5B buyout. | |
| William Brody, MD, is stepping down from the practice's governing body, with a notable name serving as his replacement. William Brody, MD, is stepping down from the practice's governing body, with a notable name serving as his replacement. | |
| The mid-market-sized Growth Fund has hired advisors and is now gauging interest from potential buyers, according to a recently published report. The mid-market-sized Growth Fund has hired advisors and is now gauging interest from potential buyers, according to a recently published report. | |
| The draft update marks a shift from the task force's previous guidelines, which had endorsed screening beginning at age 50. The draft update marks a shift from the task force's previous guidelines, which had endorsed screening beginning at age 50. | |
| Raleigh Radiology is seeking $1 million-plus in damages, alleging that Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. failed to renew its cyber liability insurance ahead of a ransomware attack. Raleigh Radiology is seeking $1 million-plus in damages, alleging that Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. failed to renew its cyber liability insurance ahead of a ransomware attack. | |
| | PET/CT saw the biggest gains, up almost 21% year-over-year compared to Q1 of 2022, with the group collecting $390M in revenue (up 14%). PET/CT saw the biggest gains, up almost 21% year-over-year compared to Q1 of 2022, with the group collecting $390M in revenue (up 14%). | |
| The radiographer profession, for one, hit an "all time high" in 2023, with 18.1% of actively recruited positions sitting unfilled, the ASRT reported. The radiographer profession, for one, hit an "all time high" in 2023, with 18.1% of actively recruited positions sitting unfilled, the ASRT reported. | |
| Over 40% of radiologists said they’ve been sued during the course of their career, according to new survey data from the American Medical Association. Over 40% of radiologists said they’ve been sued during the course of their career, according to new survey data from the American Medical Association. | |
| Between 2020-2021 (and amid the pandemic), interventional consult volumes climbed 13%, while consult-specific payments leapt by 84%, experts detailed. Between 2020-2021 (and amid the pandemic), interventional consult volumes climbed 13%, while consult-specific payments leapt by 84%, experts detailed. | |
| The Plantation, Florida, company saw volumes from the modality leap 16.1% on a same-store basis when compared to Q1 of 2022, leaders said. The Plantation, Florida, company saw volumes from the modality leap 16.1% on a same-store basis when compared to Q1 of 2022, leaders said. | |
| Imaging groups and pain-management associations urged Humana, Aetna and others to lift restrictions around procedures to treat compression fractures. Imaging groups and pain-management associations urged Humana, Aetna and others to lift restrictions around procedures to treat compression fractures. | |
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