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Patients have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Pinehurst Radiology Associates, claiming it failed to protect their medical records. 

Panos Partners-backed Diagnostic Imaging Centers of Texas now offers radiology services at 23 locations in five markets following the deal.

However, those fighting the decision declared victory Monday after filing a lawsuit against the New York Department of Health. 

Radiologist and cancer care advocacy groups commended the court’s 6-3 ruling in favor of HHS on Friday. 

In addition, there are no restrictions on pass-through entity taxes (PTET), which “benefits independent physician practices,” one expert notes. 

Digitization of exams has made the imaging industry a “prime target” for cybercriminals, experts wrote recently in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

Watsonville Community Hospital in Santa Cruz County, California, is teaming with Radiology Diagnostic Services, appointing one of its rads as medical director. 

The American College of Radiology, Society of Interventional Radiology and over 50 other medical societies expressed their concern to Senate committee leaders in a letter sent June 24.