Three specialties, which are heavily impacted by surprise billing, contend insurers (and not physicians) are undermining the process meant to protect patients from unexpected IOUs. 

University of Cincinnati researchers recently championed a new quality initiative schooling clinicians on when ordering a CT scan provides little value. 
 

Chest CT is routinely performed for things like lung cancer screening, coronary calcium assessment and pulmonary nodule surveillance, but the modality also can be used to extract additional information. 

Researchers are developing a system that combines a universal radioactive building block with different biological molecules to create new radiotracers. 

Imaging startup a2z Radiology AI Inc. recently touted the regulatory approval, which applies to its Abdo-Triage product. 

The coalition of independent imaging groups recently added Manhattan-based East River Medical Imaging, marking its 51st member practice. 

After retirement, long-time radiologist Richard Brown, MD, found a new passion thanks to an unlikely preference—his fondness for frozen fruit. 

Telix and ITM say their partnership is intended to integrate each company’s capabilities into a single organization, giving them greater control over the path from isotope production to patient treatment. 

A new analysis examines trends in the concentration of interventional radiology work among radiologists from 2008 through 2023.

Researchers believe the approach could eventually help reduce unnecessary gadolinium exposure for some patients while maintaining useful information for diagnosis and treatment planning. 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said agents and brokers, acting on behalf of enrollees, were failing to submit necessary documentation on applications, such as Social Security numbers and immigration details.

In a complaint, a California doctor accused his former employer and colleagues of making false statements to damage his reputation. The hospital argued, successfully, that the internist failed to exhaust internal dispute resolution procedures that could have stopped him from losing income.

The new entity, Precure, will be owned by both groups. Its work in detecting early disease for timely intervention stems from a research project launched this summer. The Mayo Clinic said Precure will make the results of that initiative actionable.