A jury in Georgia has pinned 60% of the blame for a stroke patient’s permanent whole-body paralysis on an ER physician and 40% on a radiologist—while clearing all other clinicians who had a hand in the catastrophic episode of care.

In a letter to providers, the agency recommends Philips clients in the affected product category consider any of three steps to cope with the interruption. 

Los Angeles-based, publicly traded RadNet has secured a controlling portion of Heart & Lung Health, or HLH, a network of more than 70 cardiothoracic radiologists who serve the National Health Service as well as various hospitals and teaching institutions across the United Kingdom.

CMS has finalized the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for 2023, and its reimbursement reductions for radiology are less harsh than those proposed preliminarily in July.

Functional MRI brain imaging studies have revealed higher brain activity associated with attention and memory for gamers who play three or more hours per day.