This is the seventh annual LA500 for the Los Angeles Business Journal and first to include RP's Rich Whitney, MBA, and RadNet's Howard Berger, MD. 

Mobile, Alabama-based Infirmary Health has more than 700 doctors on its medical staff including about 20 radiologists, providing imaging services at a dozen locations. 
 

If passed, the bill would authorize the AG to grant, deny or impose conditions related to changes in control or the acquisition of a physician group. 

Drawing inspiration from the World War II “Why We Fight” campaign that rallied support for the U.S. war effort, AMA President Jesse  Ehrenfeld, MD, spoke on the uphill battles physicians are facing today.

The Value Realization Pyramid is designed to help healthcare providers derive value from their technological investments by leveraging high-quality data. It emphasizes standardized data driving efficient workflows enterprise-wide. Executives are empowered to make data-driven decisions and can optimize operations and achieve strategic goals.

To fine-tune triage, scientists have created a clinical prediction rule, incorporating it into an algorithm to guide ED providers considering CT or X-ray. 

New York-based vendor Cleerly recently petitioned CMS to pay for its primary CT software, which assesses scans for signs of coronary artery disease. 

Radiologists within the hospital's larger network will fill in while an investigation into the reported errors is conducted.

The buyer is Port Washington, Pennsylvania-based Mediplex Property Group, which is now leasing the center back to South Jersey Radiology Associates. 

Although CT lung cancer screening is known to improve detection rates and health outcomes, compliance among eligible patients remains lackluster.