UPDATED: Rabun County, Georgia, jurors settled on the eight-figure sum on June 26 following a trial that started 11 days prior, with Gainesville Radiology Group one of the defendants. 

A hospital system in Tennessee is under fire for delays getting patients’ radiology reports submitted in a timely manner following its move to outsource reads.

Dharmesh Patel, MD, officially had his criminal case closed on July 6 following completion of a court-ordered, two-year mental health diversion program. 

The agency said it hopes to control “unnecessary” increases in the volume of clinic visit services furnished at certain off-campus hospital departments.

Researchers recently uncovered multiple anatomical variations in the brains of convicted killers that may help explain their lack of empathy, guilt and sensitivity to consequences.

“Optimizing BCS within the LCS population may have the potential to reduce screening disparities and increase early breast cancer detection," researchers write in JACR. 

The announcement comes after dozens of patients and providers voiced concerns about weekslong delays in receiving radiology reports. 

Minnesota’s Twin Cities were labeled as the best geography for radiologists to land a gig, ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth and Portland, Oregon, according to Marit Health.  

Retired Miami Marlins outfielder Avisail Garcia, 35, claims he was supposed to receive a follow-up CT to assess back pain, but the radiology report allegedly "fell through the cracks." 

David Canes, MD, a Massachusetts-based urologist, posed the question on social media July 8, garnering over 100 responses from radiologists and other physicians. 

ABUS represents a viable imaging alternative that could compensate for many of the known issues with handheld ultrasound scanners, researchers suggest.