One physician criticized UHC's effort to reduce the burden of prior authorization, calling it a "good PR project." 

Commercially available software for intracranial hemorrhage detection did not appear to hold up in a prospective, single-center study, experts write in the American Journal of Roentgenology. 

“While the result was surprising and unsatisfying, we are nevertheless pleased that the panel rejected any recovery to UHC," the California-based practice said on Thursday. 

UPDATED: The society emphasized that there is no evidence the information has been used for identity theft or financial fraud. 

Other passings of note in the last month included Kevin Gude Ryan, MD, 89; Burton Silbert, MD, 91; and Robert Smith Howard II, MD, 62. 

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, graduates about 24 rad tech students annually, with each able to complete clinical rotations at the physician practice. 

The Fort Collins, Colorado, company is purchasing all shares of Laitek Inc., a major provider of medical imaging data migration and routing services in the U.S. 

“Exorbitant” OOP costs for ultrasounds and MRIs may be keeping women from undergoing these follow-up exams, or forcing them to make “significant financial sacrifices,” notes Susan G. Komen. 

Toronto venture capital firm iGan Partners and 67-hospital Advocate Health led the Series A financing round with participation from other investors. 

The Swiss drugmaker recently started work on a new plant in Indianapolis, which will produce isotopes needed for key radioligand therapies.