The investigators encourage radiologists to consider the numbers and take steps to “reinforce their gatekeeper function” to help cut ultrasound overutilization.

Lisa Mead, PSO executive director, Strategic Radiology, spoke at the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) 2022 meeting on radiology practices being prepared for the January 2023 deadline to have appropriate use criteria clinical decision support (AUC/CDS) software operational. 

The patient wears the device while the machine essentially operates itself.

Radiologists have developed an abdominal x-ray protocol that quantifies patient “thickness” to yield images of high quality while reducing radiation dose by 80%.

The owner of a portable x-ray business faces serious jail time for attempting to defraud Medicare and Medicaid of $3.7 million, forging signatures and making false statements to hide his tracks.

This week presenters at the annual ARRS meeting discussed barriers these populations face when trying access vital cancer screenings.

The devices, currently being investigated by teams of heart specialists, could make a big impact in the years ahead. 

CVS Health has tapped Sree Chaguturu, MD, as its new executive vice president and chief medical officer, effective immediately.