Rep. Mike Carey introduced the Imaging Services Price Transparency Act July 25, hoping to better inform patients about services provided by the specialty. 

The physician had assigned the standard, four-phase protocol for liver imaging, but the radiographer instead performed a single, portal-venous phase only.

Plaintiff attorneys are asking for damages in excess of $5 million, not including interest and other costs, and seeking class-action status.

Given the rapid growth of PE ownership in healthcare, the report's concerning data give pause to how such entities should be regulated, experts involved in the work suggested.

Five conditions—lung cancer, stroke, sepsis, pneumonia and venous thromboembolism—caused the most frequent serious harm. 

Also, MITA urges states to fix breast screening coverage gap, Philips announces Q2 earnings results, and Aidoc inks partnerships with two large health systems. 

"This system is bringing with it a greater humanization of AI and therefore a more realistic representation of what we do as radiologists,” one member of the specialty said. 

Michelle J. Romero, MD, is assuming the leadership role at Radiology Associates of Hartford in Connecticut. 

“Residency requires too many hours at work, which makes parenting difficult” is the No. 1 reason doctors put off starting a family. 

"We believe that this is a pretty profound growth opportunity across the space," CEO Peter Arduini told investors during a Q2 earnings call.