Under terms of the agreement, the Nashville-based multispecialty group will eliminate 70% of its obligations accumulated prior to filing the bankruptcy petition. 

“Our organizations are strongly opposed to this newest guidance, which further broadens the already significant discretion health plans had," RBMA and others wrote Oct. 9. 

"The survey created here can be administered by radiology practices to predict when breast radiologists are vulnerable to quitting,” researchers detailed in JACR. 

Of the nearly 21,000 radiologists engaged in active patient care, 53% are age 55 or older, the college's EVP told lawmakers. 

That's according to three surveys of a multispecialty group of physicians (including radiologists), conducted during a five-year period.

The alleged kickback scheme spanned nine years, with Cardiac Imaging Inc. paying physicians "excessive fees" to oversee PET scans, the DOJ said.

The newest additions cover conditions such as invasive breast cancer, sepsis, and abdominal aortic aneurysm, ACR announced Tuesday. 

Most practices surveyed said they hired radiologists in 2021 with similar plans in 2022, focused on breast and body imaging as top needs. 

Researchers prompted the large language model to "explain this medical report to a child using simple language" and had rads rate the results based on completeness and correctness. 

Money was by far the most common reason for seeking extra work, according to a poll of nearly 2,000 docs including radiologists. 

According to CMS estimates, the code would be responsible for 90% of the overall budget neutrality reduction tied to the conversion factor, advocates noted.