July 2021

One-third of ED visits for ministroke include redundant brain imaging, costing $8.7M in a single year ()
State urges patients to seek 2nd opinions, alleging imaging facility posed ‘serious risk to human health’ ()
American College of Radiology links with ophthalmologists to expand AI efforts into eyecare ()
Race is the most pronounced driver of delays in screening-detected breast cancer diagnosis ()
Radiology practice assembles skilled team to strengthen cybersecurity after data breach ()
85% of radiologists’ head and neck cancer misses are ‘failure to see’ errors ()
Imaging center operator Akumin taking on $700M in debt to fuel Alliance Healthcare Services acquisition ()
American College of Radiology leads push to extend Medicare pay protections through 2023 ()
Radiologists among millions of healthcare professionals urging for COVID-19 vaccination mandates ()
American Board of Radiology reveals full exam schedule for 2022 ()
Moody’s upgrades Radiology Partners’ outlook but still sees ‘significant’ risk in Mednax integration ()
Bills in both chambers of Congress would protect payment for mammography screenings before age 50 ()
Lawmakers urge CMS to reexamine long-delayed imaging Appropriate Use Criteria program ()
Mobile health provider offering at-home X-rays and ultrasounds expands into new states ()
Physicians want Congress to calm ‘deepening alarm’ over 2022 Medicare practice pay cuts ()
Orthopedic surgeons’ most common reasons for opting not to read radiology reports ()
Bipartisan bill would bolster Medicare patients’ access to diagnostic imaging agents ()
Registration now open for RSNA 2021 in Chicago following COVID-19 hiatus ()
Private equity-backed Rayus Radiology acquiring 100-rad practice, adding 45 new hospital partners ()
CMS dropping coverage restrictions around PET imaging outside of oncology care ()
Virtual radiology consultations during primary care visits help maximize specialty’s value ()
Physician advocates for change after 36-year-old radiologist sibling’s death by suicide ()
Hospitals dodging imaging price transparency rule could face fines as high as $2M, CMS says ()
Independent radiology residents more productive on overnights than those in 24-7 attending models ()
Coronary CT imaging artificial intelligence firm HeartFlow to go public in $2.4B deal ()
High-profile $100M mammography trial gains steam, hitting 50,000-participant mark ()
Female physicians order more imaging than men, produce lower mortality rates ()
Structural MRI shows promise predicting relapse among patients battling opioid addiction ()
‘Startling shift’: 70% of physicians employed by private equity firms or other corporate entities ()
Nearly 40% of radiologists and other doctors working side gigs amid pandemic ()
‘This must be countered’: Radiologists launch political fund to stop nonphysician scope-of-practice gains ()
Radiologist-founded imaging lab specializing in artificial intelligence sold for $80M ()
Bullet pierces mobile mammography unit during imaging exam, halting screening event ()
CMS Stark Law advisory grants radiology practices more flexibility in structuring their organizations ()
Radiologists and other docs label 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule a ‘mixed bag’ ()
Annual MRI surveillance of low-risk prostate cancer drops biopsies while preserving life expectancy ()
Rad Partners AI ally raises $66M, Rayus’ latest M&A move, plus more company news ()
Alliance Healthcare Services plans to ‘vigorously defend’ against ‘unfounded’ PACS-breach lawsuit ()
Inpatient mammography screening scores high marks from formerly nonadherent patients ()
Liver MR imaging specialist eyes $75M initial public offering on the Nasdaq ()
Is structural racism preventing Black and Latina patients from receiving the best breast cancer care? ()
Screening with MRI, targeted biopsies could potentially cut prostate cancer overdiagnoses in half ()
American College of Radiology ‘disappointed’ with surprise-billing act’s payment methodology ()
Portable MRI-maker Hyperfine to go public as $580M company, plus more radiology vendor news ()
One-third of patients do not receive timely follow-up after their CT lung cancer screening ()
Hospital apologizes after erroneous cancer diagnosis left woman without right breast for 9 months ()
Watchdog recommends extending incidental findings safety net to after-hours service following CT slipup ()
Private equity-backed Rayus Radiology acquiring 3 more imaging centers and a research institute ()
Radiology consultation service bolsters department’s value amid COVID-19 shutdowns ()
Enterprise Imaging Data Management: Why Your Strategy Must Include the Cloud ()
‘Leading’ private equity firm invests in one of country’s largest imaging center operators ()
No Surprises Act could have ‘substantial’ impact on radiology practices, regardless of network status ()
Jury convicts former imaging center chain CEO in $250M MRI bribe scheme ()
Surprise medical billing ban one step closer as Biden administration unveils final rule ()
Radiologists can help drop unnecessary opioid prescriptions with low-cost imaging reporting change ()
American College of Radiology underscores opposition to nonphysician imaging interpretation, supervision ()
Radiologists urge practices to grant breast-pumping RVU credits to offset new moms’ productivity losses ()
CDC says mammography screenings declined 87% during initial days of the pandemic ()