June 2021

American Board of Radiology grants 8 weeks of vacation and family leave during residency ()
Diagnostic delays the most common cause of patient injury in radiology ()
Moody’s sees execution risk in radiology firm Akumin’s $820M acquisition of Alliance Healthcare Services ()
CMS erects ‘unexpected’ new barriers to payment for PET imaging in certain scenarios ()
Radiologist resigns from hospital post after social media comments accusing Israel of ‘cannibalism’ ()
Shine a Light: a Q&A with RAYUS Radiology CEO Kim Tzoumakas ()
Artificial intelligence predicts delayed radiology turnaround times during nights and weekends ()
Radiologists want nuance in how CMS calculates physician practices’ administrative and overhead costs ()
Surprise billing ban rollout must match congressional intent, ACR and bipartisan lawmakers urge feds ()
Private equity-backed Center for Diagnostic Imaging changes name, acquires another radiology practice ()
How I Eliminated Worklist Pressure and Burnout from My Career ()
Finding a Mentor—or Becoming One—Can Make All the Difference in Your Career (and Your Life) ()
10 Steps to a Stress-Free Mammography Inspection ()
Radiology provider Akumin to acquire Alliance Healthcare Services for $820M ()
Radiologist dodges malpractice death suit after mistaking diagnostic mammogram for routine screening ()
Radiology Business Management Association admits it’s missing the mark on diversity ()
Ultrasound technologist among those fired for refusing to receive COVID-19 vaccine ()
Data underline need to improve breast imaging interpretive accuracy among general radiologists ()
Radiologists can play ‘significant’ role in systems-based approach to boosting osteoporosis outcomes ()
Interventional radiology chain under DOJ investigation for allegedly pushing unnecessary treatments ()
Hospital reduces radiology reporting disruptions, CT wait times with simple practice tweak ()
AI startup targeting CT imaging-based heart attack prediction launches with $54M war chest ()
Radiologist and former Rad Partners CMO leading new private equity-backed national orthopedics practice ()
ACR, Society of Breast Imaging issue updated guidance for screening women with average cancer risk ()
Hospital giant CHI Health terminates 75-year partnership with local radiology practice ()
Lung ultrasound saves providers dozens of hours compared to CT for severe COVID management ()
New imaging evidence may link myocarditis in young adults to COVID-19 vaccination ()
Diagnostic ultrasound cash price 308% higher than national average in one state ()
Radiologists and surgeons want CMS to eliminate ‘misguided’ payment barriers to lung cancer screening ()
Swedish healthcare region goes live with cloud service from Sectra for radiology imaging ()
Docs recommend fixing peer-to-peer prior authorization reviews to rein in problem plaguing radiology ()
Per-patient imaging utilization, RVUs leapt during the pandemic despite overall drops in radiology volumes ()
Physician shortage in radiology, other specialties could surpass 35,000 by 2034, but AI also a factor ()
Treating pure ground glass nodules is not a cost-effective strategy, large-scale analysis finds ()
The secret sauce to establishing a successful ultrasound imaging clinic for the uninsured ()
Nation’s largest insurer wants 55% of radiology services delivered at freestanding sites by 2030 ()
Fully vaccinated radiologist warns others after contracting breakthrough COVID-19 case ()
New PET imaging tracer helps spot signs of Alzheimer’s disease years before symptoms appear ()
Absenteeism leaps in radiology amid COVID-19 vaccine rollout, highlighting need for future planning ()
Radiologists and others launching large-scale initiative to tackle incidental lung nodule blind spot ()
Radiologists who use ‘dysfunctional’ coping strategies increase risk of experiencing anxiety by 125% ()
5 pitfalls radiologists should avoid during malpractice depositions ()
UnitedHealthcare updates ‘onerous’ prior authorization process following ACR objections ()
Quality effort yields significant drop in kidney stone CT radiation exposure ()
Radiology could see surge in MR imaging volumes following approval of blockbuster Alzheimer’s treatment ()
A practice ‘imperative’: Schooling referrers on interventional radiology’s broad range of services ()
Imaging firm cutting one-third of workforce; US Radiology Specialists' partnership, plus more vendor news ()
Use of gender-specific, exclusionary titles such as ‘chairman’ still common among radiology departments ()
American College of Radiology opposes rebranding physician assistants as ‘associates’ ()
Under new legislation, Medicare would cover radiology assistants’ services in all settings ()
How leaders can smooth radiologists’ return from parental leave ()
Imaging advocates offer guidance after reported spate of SPECT/CT payment denials ()
'Surprising’ widespread variation in payer-negotiated thyroid imaging prices ()
Microsoft notches antitrust approval for nearly $20B acquisition of radiology vendor Nuance ()