| This Week’s News | Clairity Breast analyzes screening mammograms and can detect “subtle imaging features” correlated with long-term risk, the Boston-based company notes. Clairity Breast analyzes screening mammograms and can detect “subtle imaging features” correlated with long-term risk, the Boston-based company notes. | | |
| Previous reports claimed the New York-based investment firm was "inches" from buying I-MED Radiology, but talks have now stalled. Previous reports claimed the New York-based investment firm was "inches" from buying I-MED Radiology, but talks have now stalled. | | |
| A physician and engineer, Thomas Keane, MD, MBA, will oversee federal policy related to interoperability, electronic health records and other medtech issues. A physician and engineer, Thomas Keane, MD, MBA, will oversee federal policy related to interoperability, electronic health records and other medtech issues. | | |
| “The effect will be a ‘double tax’ on small medical practices, without the protections enjoyed by other small businesses or corporations,” the Society of Interventional Radiology says. “The effect will be a ‘double tax’ on small medical practices, without the protections enjoyed by other small businesses or corporations,” the Society of Interventional Radiology says. | | |
| The Louisiana-based radiology group is buying Outpatient Imaging for an undisclosed sum, adding locations across greater Atlanta. The Louisiana-based radiology group is buying Outpatient Imaging for an undisclosed sum, adding locations across greater Atlanta. | | |
| London-based private equity firm Permira has been trying to sell I-MED Radiology for months, but recently ran into a snag with potential buyer Stonepeak. London-based private equity firm Permira has been trying to sell I-MED Radiology for months, but recently ran into a snag with potential buyer Stonepeak. | | |
| “Many of these individuals have stepped up to help L.A. recover from the devastating wildfires earlier this year, and all are pillars of the community,” the Los Angeles Business Journal reports. “Many of these individuals have stepped up to help L.A. recover from the devastating wildfires earlier this year, and all are pillars of the community,” the Los Angeles Business Journal reports. | | |
| “For me and my colleagues, it’s not an exaggeration to say that it doubled our efficiency," says radiologist Samir F. Abboud, MD, chief of emergency radiology at Northwestern.
“For me and my colleagues, it’s not an exaggeration to say that it doubled our efficiency," says radiologist Samir F. Abboud, MD, chief of emergency radiology at Northwestern. | | |
| Education and other initiatives helped cut the rate of radiologist recommendations for additional imaging by 44% compared to a control site. Education and other initiatives helped cut the rate of radiologist recommendations for additional imaging by 44% compared to a control site. | | |
| Republican Gov. J. Kevin Stitt had recently quashed the two measures, which will give greater practice authority to nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Republican Gov. J. Kevin Stitt had recently quashed the two measures, which will give greater practice authority to nurse practitioners and physician assistants. | | |
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