The change would require providers to obtain a psychological assessment before performing an interventional procedure used to treat chronic lower back pain.

Nonphysician practitioners and ED residents also ordered a significantly greater proportion of such exams, experts detailed in JACR. 

Experts offered three takeaways from their query of legal claims databases, sharing their findings in Radiology. 

The program landed on tethered cord syndrome, which a neurosurgeon later confirmed as the correct diagnosis. 

Imaging experts deployed the machine at the world’s largest annual fair in 2022, recently sharing their findings in the New England Journal of Medicine. 

The American College of Radiology is "urgently" asking that the agency rename the measure, worried that it could be spreading misinformation.

This approach can be replicated by radiologist-led teams elsewhere, providing a "high-value, scalable opportunity" to reduce cancer screening disparities. 

“These results suggest that hospitals need to substantially improve the integration of their online pricing data with frontline staff who interact with patients," investigators wrote in JAMA Internal Medicine. 

“These requirements add a significant amount of additional time, resource, and administrative costs," the 4 groups said. 

The Chicago-based industry giant’s goal is to aid healthcare professionals, including those without specialized training, in producing high-quality imaging exams. 

Backers include societies representing radiologists and nuclear medicine professionals, device manufacturers, patient advocacy groups, and pharmaceutical companies.