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Thomas J. Bryce, MD, purportedly only spent five minutes reading head and spine images of a 74-year-old who had experienced a fall, a fact harped on by winning plaintiff attorneys. 

Common drivers include performing an unsafe number of studies, lack of administrative support and pressure to conduct unnecessary imaging.    
 

Nonscheduled radiologists are able to log in for voluntary 5-minute increments during busy periods, earning pay based on the time of day. 

Andrew Colbert, senior managing director of Ziegler, spoke at RBMA 2025, discussing teleradiology's "explosive" growth, among other developments. 

CMS emphasized that all coinsurance and deductibles should be waived for the exam, noting that MACs have until July 1 to comply with the change. 

UPDATED: Amid criticism from the business community, the White House on Wednesday scaled back some of its proposal. 

Diagnostic Imaging of Southbury recently asked for permission to buy a second MR system, with its first currently operating at 120% capacity. 

The college's concerns relate to the National Teleradiology Program, which employs over 200 rads providing reads to 130-plus healthcare facilities. 

The imaging startup is bringing its $2,499 elective exam to Las Vegas with additional locations in the works across Charlotte, Columbus, Miami, Nashville and Pittsburgh. 

MA cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy tallied higher spending and longer average treatment duration compared to their counterparts on traditional Medicare.