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 |