September 2021

CMS makes Merit-based Incentive Payment System updates following physician concerns
AI improves radiologists’ skeletal-age assessment accuracy while reducing interpretation times
Publicly traded radiology firm RadNet seeing ‘very active’ market for imaging center acquisitions
ACR releases new mammography guidance to aid in ongoing COVID-19 resurgence
Hospital giant Intermountain Healthcare launching outpatient imaging center chain amid pricing pressure
ACR Association offers up $225,000 to help local radiologists fight nonphysician scope-of-practice gains
Provider offering workplace and at-home diagnostic imaging expands into 22nd state
6 steps for seamlessly integrating an artificial intelligence solution into daily clinical practice
Large Medicare study explores common predictors of low-value imaging among hospital systems
Wearing a face mask may increase dictation errors in radiology reports
AI tool increases radiologists’ accuracy at spotting breast cancer on ultrasound scans by 37%
FDA clears artificial intelligence tool for incidentally determining heart disease risk via CT
Structured reporting for CT trauma scans produces faster, more detailed diagnoses
Billionaire ‘Shark Tank’ investor Mark Cuban promotes CT colonography to millions of followers
Radiology groups exchange lawsuits with vendor, alleging ongoing billing issues
Hundreds of radiologists flood feds with pleas to avoid massive Medicare pay cuts
Moody’s downgrades radiology provider Akumin’s outlook to ‘negative’ amid delay in furnishing financials
Imaging advocates blast CMS repeal of rule granting faster Medicare coverage for breakthrough devices
BMI a key clue to catching interval cancers between mammography screenings, large study finds
Worker dies after MRI machine plummets outside local hospital
Medical imaging informatics firm Flywheel raises $22M, acquires rival Radiologics
Radiologists could cut surgery costs with imaging-first approach to common foot ailment
Patients poorly understand common terms in imaging reports, potentially leading to low-value care
Exploring rare potential harms from low-dose CT lung cancer screening to aid decision making
Specialists collaborate to implement ‘game changer’ emergency MRI protocol for wake-up stroke
Biden administration to repeal Trump-era rule granting faster Medicare breakthrough device coverage
RSNA exhibitor signups down 20%, but interest in Chicago return still ‘strong’
Private equity-backed breast imaging giant names new CMO after leader departs for AI firm
FDA warns troubled imaging center following similar state alert alleging ‘serious risk to human health’
50 lawmakers join ‘overwhelming’ opposition against wage update that will gash radiologist pay
Personalized breast cancer risk assessments at primary care up patients’ odds of mammography use
ACR launching new performance-improvement network with $3M Gordon & Betty Moore grant
Feds to require COVID-19 vaccination at all healthcare facilities that accept Medicare and Medicaid
Radiologists should scrutinize use of MRI-directed breast ultrasound to avoid inefficiencies, experts charge
Providers predict radiology practice closures if CMS fails to fix Medicare fee schedule
Radiologists pilot immediate mammography reading, same-day recalls to boost breast cancer outcomes
Former executives of now-defunct Smart Choice MRI eye expansion with new imaging center chain
Another radiology group requiring vaccination against COVID-19 to attend its conference
80-year-old practice joins Strategic Radiology’s growing coalition of independent providers
Radiology business leaders want feds to postpone surprise-billing ban by 1 year, to 2023
Physician lawmakers take aim at Medicare pay cuts set to hit radiologists in near future
Radiology practices with 100 years of combined history merge in Northeast
Radiology Partners’ employee relief fund raises nearly $2M, doling out $450K since last year
6 key challenges radiology faces following the COVID-19 pandemic
Lab startup specializing in labeling medical images for artificial intelligence raises $15M
Standardizing MRI spine degradation definitions bolsters neuro, musculoskeletal radiologist agreement
More than 99% of X-rays after knee replacement are unnecessary, costing healthcare millions
Radiologists fear scope creep, pressing societies to oppose MARCA bill granting rad assistants more sway
Fertility treatment an opportune time to screen women in their 40s for breast cancer
CMS delays enforcement of key provision in No Surprises Act, drawing radiologist support
Radiology provider Akumin forms ‘powerhouse,’ closing $820M purchase of Alliance Healthcare Services
Hospital system switches from Radiology Partners to LucidHealth for outsourced imaging services
Imaging advocates, bipartisan lawmakers unite to oppose ‘misguided and massive’ Medicare pay cuts
FDA clears artificial intelligence algorithm for diagnosing osteoarthritis on knee X-rays