In the same year three humans first orbited the moon, 1968, the sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick published Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? The novel imagined a dark, futuristic society in which real people couldn’t be readily distinguished from lifelike androids.

ACR is urging providers who encounter such denials to contact their local Medicare Administrative Contractor and consults related CMS documents. 

Prenuvo just opened its first imaging center in New York City and is aiming to double its number of locations by the end of 2023.

The Physician Workforce Act aims to bolster recruitment of out-of-state physicians and accelerate licensure for international medical grads. 

Starting in May, the health insurer will require the submission of medical office notes when docs seek payment in certain scenarios. 

The designation will cover clinical medicine alongside different principles in health system science, the American Board of Medical Specialties announced. 

Linda A. Wilgus took home RBMA's Calhoun Award, given each year since 1999 to recognize an individual’s “outstanding” contributions to the specialty.

The Arkansas-based retail giant previously announced plans to more than double its healthcare footprint by the end of 2024. 

The radiologists at San Luis Diagnostic Center, a multimodality outpatient facility in California, are happy to do it all: mammography, CT scans, ultrasound, X-rays, MRI, and more. There’s one aspect of their radiology practice that they’re excited to hand off, however: billing and negotiations with third-party payers. Especially now that they’re sure they’re getting paid for all of their exams and interpretations, and at a market rate.

Radiologist David Gruen, MD, discusses some of the overarching themes from the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society's annual meeting.