Rad Partners touts ‘dramatic’ MRI time reductions; Strategic Radiology adds practice, plus more company news
A Radiology Partners-affiliated practice in Hartford, Connecticut, is publicizing “dramatically” reduced imaging exam times.
Jefferson Radiology said “innovative” new technology has allowed it to halve the duration of certain MRIs. Once 60 minutes, magnetic resonance imaging of the chest, feet, TSpine, and long bone now only take half an hour.
“Through this groundbreaking MRI technology, we’re proud to offer our patients more efficient exams without compromising accuracy and quality of our diagnostic services,” Ethan Foxman, MD, president of Jefferson Radiology, said in a May 16 announcement.
Foxman and colleagues said they’re spreading the use of this new software across five locations in Connecticut. Outposts in Avon and Farmington are already using the technology, while Glastonbury will follow in June, and Enfield and West Hartford in July. The practice has more information here.
Mednax acquired Jefferson Radiology in 2017, and the group became part of Rad Partners after Mednax sold its radiology assets to RP for $885 million in 2020. Around since 1963, Jefferson employs more than 75 radiologists, operates nine imaging centers and covers eight affiliated hospitals, according to its website.
Practice joins Strategic Radiology
Radiology Associates of Eugene, Oregon, is joining the Strategic Radiology coalition of independent imaging groups, leaders announced Wednesday.
Established in 1971, the practice employs 23 radiologists, providing subspecialized interpretations for five health systems and nine hospitals in its state. This marks the second Oregon group to join Strategic Radiology, after Portland-based Diagnostic Imaging Northwest became a member in 2020.
“Radiology Associates is a progressive, engaged, entrepreneurial practice that shares our interest in excellence,” Scott Bundy, MD, chair and chief executive of Strategic Radiology, said in a statement. “We are excited to have them and look forward to working together toward our common goal of strengthening independent practice.”
The group also provides teleradiology interpretations for two hospitals in Alaska and staffs dozens of imaging centers and physician offices in Oregon. Radiology Associates also is partners with the University of Oregon Athletics Department, which includes the Ducks football team and an “elite” track and field program.
Strategic Radiology now has 33 privately owned, independent practices as members, representing more than 1,500 physicians.
Radiologist leads state medical society
Leah Davis, DO, was elected to the Michigan State Medical Society Board of Directors during the organization’s 158th annual meeting. A Traverse City board-certified radiologist, she will serve a three-year term. Davis will represent independent, small physician groups in Michigan. She currently practices with Grand Traverse Radiologists and is active in numerous professional medical associations, including the Michigan Radiological Society.
Rapid fire
A few more company-related news items of note, in brief:
- LucidHealth recently celebrated three of its radiologists being named to Connecticut Magazine’s 2023 “Top Doctors” list. Michael Firestone, MD, Robert Feld, MD, and Anthony Posteraro III, MD, are all employed by Radiology Associates of Hartford.
- La Jolla Vein & Vascular recently opened a new center in Vista, California, staffed by interventional radiologist Elliot DeYoung, MD.
- Smart Scan Medical Imaging on May 9 announced the availability of flat-rate MRI scans for $650 in Eau Claire and Wausau, Wisconsin.
- RadNet affiliate Lenox Hill Radiology in Brooklyn, New York, is offering complimentary manicures and massages to encourage women to undergo breast cancer screening this month.
- Brooklyn Imaging opened a new diagnostic imaging center in partnership with New York Cancer & Blood Specialists, one of the “leading” oncology practices in the nation.
- And finally, private equity-funded OneOncology has inked partnership agreements with two independent practices. They include Monterey, California-based Pacific Cancer Care and Coastal Cancer Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the latter of which provides PET/CT and other advanced medical imaging.
Marty Stempniak has covered healthcare since 2012, with his byline appearing in the American Hospital Association's member magazine, Modern Healthcare and McKnight's. Prior to that, he wrote about village government and local business for his hometown newspaper in Oak Park, Illinois. He won a Peter Lisagor and Gold EXCEL awards in 2017 for his coverage of the opioid epidemic.