July 2020

HIMSS pushes 2021 meeting back 5 months: ‘We just felt that March was too much of a risk’
Medicare coverage for Alzheimer’s PET scans in doubt after high-profile, $100M study misses its mark
Radiology Political Action Committee relaunches fundraising efforts suspended amid pandemic
ACR, numerous others urge Congress to keep surprise billing fix out of COVID relief package
Mednax reports 29% radiology volume drop in Q2, but imaging numbers are bouncing back
MRI screening women with a family history of breast cancer a cost-effective intervention
Bolstering breast imaging recall letter readability significantly improves timely patient follow-up
Physicians battle bill that would allow APRNs to order CT scans, MRIs and other advanced imaging
Radiology Partners president and first-ever chief medical officer stepping down
Radiology practice launches investigation, warns patients after data breach
‘A huge game changer’: Penn uses machine learning, radiomics to share brain imaging data privately
Follow-up bone mineral density x-ray mostly useless for healthy postmenopausal women
Shifting payer mix due to COVID-19 putting pressure on radiology practice margins
Major imaging groups launch campaign urging patients to ‘return to care’
Imaging disrupter Nanox nabs $59M in new funding ahead of possible public offering
Israeli AI startup claims it’s the first to receive FDA clearance across 3 imaging modalities
Statute of limitations derails family’s malpractice claim against Florida radiologist, Mednax affiliate
Physicians urge peers to quash ‘low value’ use of daily chest x-rays in the ICU
Subspecialists must maintain general radiology skill set ahead of future crises, experts say
How one hospital radiology department dropped CT procedure turnaround time by 78%
State watch: Georgia adopts surprise medical billing law; NY providers fight liability shield pullback
Interventional radiology taking on a more prominent role in hospitals during the pandemic
HHS officially extends COVID-19 public health emergency declaration
Hospital giant launches at-home COVID care program that includes radiology services
Incidental COVID-19 spotted on breast MR imaging, providing warning to radiologists
Registration now open for RSNA’s 2020 virtual gathering
Diagnostic imaging pay has slid steadily since 2007, with MRI, bone densitometry bearing the brunt
Internists harnessing point-of-care ultrasound help drop downstream radiology referrals
Major practices ink DBT AI deals, Canon’s MRI clearance, ABR’s video series, plus more radiology vendors news
American College of Radiology ‘strongly urges’ CMS to delay provider Medicare audits
Investor-backed radiology firm Envision Healthcare upped lobbying by 400% in Q2
Confronting COVID’s ‘brutal reality’ while plotting radiology’s post-pandemic future: 5 factors to watch
FDA issues new guidance on how mammography facilities can contest adverse appeals decisions
Deep learning helps radiologists target missed lung cancer diagnoses on chest x-rays
Radiology providers want 1% Medicare pay hike to cover COVID supplies, federal loans for imaging upgrades
Focused abdominal ultrasound a faster, less costly alternative to fluoroscopic upper GI exam
Philips’ sales slide 6% amid slowdown in imaging installations, procedures
State watch: Rad techs slam ‘inequitable’ Louisiana tax law; Missouri, Pennsylvania boost breast imaging coverage
Radiologist spearheads pilot allowing COVID patients to talk with relatives via walkie-talkie
Private radiology practices hit hardest by pandemic, with 80% volume dips and doc pay plummeting
Self-ultrasound for early career radiologists seeking training during the pandemic
COVID patients at increased risk of ‘dire outcomes’ including leg clotting and amputation
Experts pinpoint low-dose CT lung cancer screening fixes: ‘Radiologists must be creative and proactive’
Imaging manufacturer will pay $18M to settle federal investigation, plus more radiology vendor news
Conducting video interviews during the COVID pandemic: Radiology experts offer their advice
Medicare Administrative Contractors exploring coverage of cerebral perfusion analysis using CT
4 tips to help maintain breast imaging services during local COVID flare-ups
Radiologist-led firm Avicenna.AI gains FDA clearance for stroke CT assistant
Wisconsin radiology practice sues Ascension after hospital giant switches to out-of-state imaging partner
American College of Radiology selects new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute chief
Experts cast further doubts on COVID chest CT: ‘Not much of a diagnostic role for it’
FDA set to resume regular imaging site inspections beginning July 20
Mednax names new CEO amid plans to exit radiology
3 tips to help avoid harmful use of anesthesia when MR imaging pediatric patients
Feds greenlight Infervision’s deep learning tool for segmenting lung CT scans
Paris-based Therapixel scores FDA clearance for breast image reading assistant
Cutting $5M in potential costs by restricting chest x-ray use in the ICU
Renowned Pittsburgh professor, radiologist and nine-time Golden Apple winner dies
Adding physicians’ phone numbers to radiology reports bolsters patient contact, job satisfaction
Philips inks $100M contract with VA, GE’s AI deal, plus more radiology vendor news
American Board of Radiology responds to bathroom breast-pumping controversy
How radiologists can avoid becoming a ‘ghost in a dark room,' take ownership of patients
RSNA doling out more than $4M in new grants to dozens of researchers
Community radiology practices suffer sizable imaging volume declines, with breast imaging hit hardest
Physicians ask American Board of Radiology for greater lactation leeway when taking exams
Philips rolling out COVID ‘imaging cabins’ for safer x-ray and CT delivery during pandemic
‘Action is urgently needed’ to spread cancer imaging know-how outside of top institutions, experts say
Bigger in Texas: Merger may create the nation’s largest private radiology practice
Survey explores what different types of referring providers want from radiologists: 6 takeaways
Testing smell, rather than fever, may be radiology practices’ best bet for screening patients
Defunct diagnostic imaging center chain files for bankruptcy, citing $32M in liabilities
JACR revising disclosure guidelines amid concern of corporate influence in noted imaging journal
American College of Radiology, RSNA ask feds to pump the brakes on autonomous AI
Senate bill would officially codify price transparency in radiology, other hospital services
CMS kick-starting new radiology prior-authorization policies on July 1, imaging advocates warn