April 2020

RSNA compiles, shares best practices on COVID-19 for radiology ()
More radiology conferences move online to keep attendees safe ()
Radiologists ask commercial payers to pause prior authorization as specialty works through ‘enormous’ imaging backlog ()
American Board of Radiology balks at letting docs take exams remotely during pandemic ()
Board Certification Brouhaha: Rads Cry Foul Over ABR’s Ways and Means ()
ACR lays out 3 legislative priorities to help radiology practices get back to business ()
Breakthrough blood test detects cancers before symptoms arise, PET/CT confirms ()
Canon rolls out quick-clean mobile CT for imaging ‘unprecedented number of potentially contagious patients’ ()
COVID or Not, Big Money is Buying Radiology Practices. Should Yours Be Selling? ()
RSNA unveils ‘first of its kind’ tool to help radiologists navigate COVID, other challenges ()
Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine the latest to cancel its in-person conference ()
Experts introduce CO-RADS as standardized way to assess CT imaging of COVID-19 patients ()
1 in 7 with COVID-19 symptoms avoiding care—radiology practices trying new tactics ()
Konica Minolta Healthcare’s New PACS Solutions Now Available to Optimize Imaging Workflow in Specialty Care ()
Imaging manufacturers want more nuance in CDC’s COVID-19 guidance for radiologists ()
American Board of Radiology removes controversial clause that waived physicians’ legal rights ()
Optimism as imaging volume dip falls below 50% for first time since pandemic’s start ()
Artificial intelligence analyzes CT scans to determine which COVID patients require ventilators ()
Protect 'heroic' providers from legal liability, American College of Radiology urges governors ()
Imaging researchers warn of possible blood clot dangers from new coronavirus ()
Radiology provider Envision Healthcare mulling bankruptcy as COVID-19 dries up business ()
CMS pushing private Medicare plans to shelve prior authorization requirements during pandemic ()
How one radiology department is preparing for the oncoming ‘crisis after the crisis’ ()
CMS allowing independent freestanding EDs to deliver imaging to Medicare, Medicaid beneficiaries ()
Mobile CT scanners for COVID-19 assessment get closer look from radiology researchers ()
Feds delay enforcement of new interoperability rules to ease burden on providers ()
5 tips for keeping radiologic technologists safe on the job during the pandemic ()
Siemens donates $1.5M to US health centers in areas hit hardest by COVID-19 ()
COVID-19 pandemic hampers Q1 financial results for imaging giant Philips ()
Handing women 75 and up mammography ‘decision aid’ results in fewer breast imaging exams ()
How radiology practices can prepare for the ‘surge’ once routine cancer screenings resume ()
Radiologist imprisoned for opioid scheme may get early release due to pandemic ()
US Imaging experts cast further doubts about CT’s place in radiologists’ COVID diagnosis toolkit ()
More radiology providers trying coronavirus-only imaging centers to help maintain patient volumes ()
Sectra Wins Enterprise Imaging Contract Enabling Efficient Distributed Reading at St. Elizabeth Healthcare ()
Emergency physicians offer cash for insights into ultrasound’s COVID-19 role ()
FDA Approves Intelerad’s InteleConnect® EV for Mobile Diagnostic Image Review ()
Normal chest x-ray ‘no guarantee’ a patient is COVID-free, urgent care providers say ()
Grant radiologists more authority as ‘treating physicians,’ ACR urges federal government ()
Radiology practices should expect volume decreases as high as 70% for months, experts say ()
97% of physician practices experiencing financial hardship during pandemic, ‘shocking’ survey finds ()
Scientists developing ‘quasi-tomographic’ new radiology system geared toward cheaper, easier COVID-19 assessment ()
RBMA tackles COVID crisis, other issues with new podcast ()
Strategic Radiology adds first Maryland imaging practice to growing roster of independent docs ()
American College of Radiology updates imaging appropriateness criteria with 4 new topics ()
FDA gives emergency approval to decontaminate, reuse ‘millions’ of scarce N95 masks ()
Postpone all but the most dire breast imaging, ACR, cancer centers and surgeons advise ()
Coronavirus claims the lives of New York radiologist, Florida rad technologist ()
Mednax top execs take 50% pay cut as radiology firm eyes COVID-19 bounce back ()
Technology firm that helps hospitals root out radiologists’ errors raises $9M ()
CT continues filling COVID-19 diagnosis void as more radiologists urge caution on its use ()
AI helps radiologists, ED providers quickly locate coronavirus pneumonia from chest x-rays ()
Expert urges radiology to follow bread business, adopt ‘artisanal’ approach to imaging ()
Imaging giant Philips inks nearly $650M deal to produce ventilators under Defense Production Act ()
CMS sends out $34B in accelerated payments in one week ()
ACR, other major doc groups urge feds to provide physicians with one month of revenue ()
Government watchdog says hospitals cutting imaging, using makeshift x-ray rooms to cope with COVID-19 ()
Thoracic radiologists offer 5 tips for when to gather coronavirus chest x-rays, CT scans ()
Breast imaging company Hologic sees ‘significant negative impact’ on revenues during pandemic ()
CDC launches weekly coronavirus surveillance report, new studies to get grip on pandemic’s reach ()
Radiologists, other docs push policymakers to adopt ‘COVID-19 Pandemic Physician Protection Act’ ()
Radiology provider forced to close clinic after ‘a number of’ employees contract coronavirus ()
Imaging leaders warn of possible Mo-99 supply disruptions due to COVID-19 ()
Radiologist active on social media hearing ‘widespread reports’ of hospitals muzzling docs during pandemic ()
Feds seize 900,000-plus pieces of PPE from hoarding price gouger, distribute to providers ()
Radiology practices struggling to make payroll during pandemic may have help, ACR says ()
FDA urged to speed up review of mobile imaging tools to aid swamped radiologists ()
Radiologists dedicate center as senior 'safe haven,' imaging patients 55 and up ()
Supporting Rural Health In Alaska, an Admin Grows into Her New PACS ()