July 2023

CT should not be used to screen for colorectal cancer, American College of Physicians charges ()
Lawmakers propose ‘gold card’ program that exempts physicians from prior authorization requirements ()
RadNet bolsters C-suite, hiring 2 executives from Philips to fuel growth initiatives ()
Medicare spent upward of $3.8B on low-value imaging and cancer screenings in 1 year: MedPAC ()
ACR estimates diagnostic radiology will face 4% Medicare cut, absent congressional action ()
EHR nudge helps health system drop use of unnecessary lumbar X-rays by 53% ()
RapidAI raises $75M in series C financing ()
American College of Radiology opposes focus of US House bill aimed at increasing imaging price transparency ()
Affiliate of private equity-backed radiology provider LucidHealth names new practice president ()
70-year-old radiology practice suffers cyberattack ()
AI boosts value of CT lung cancer screening by helping predict death from other diseases ()
High rates of regret among radiologists and other physicians who delayed having kids ()
Demand for imaging to swell after approval of new Alzheimer’s drug, GE HealthCare predicts ()
Cigna violated the law by denying claims for imaging and other services in bulk, lawsuit alleges ()
Incorrect CT protocol leads to radiologist overlooking liver cancer, patient’s untimely death ()
Nanox raises $30M; ViewRay begins pulling stock from Nasdaq, plus more radiology vendor news ()
Diagnostic errors linked to nearly 800,000 deaths or serious injuries per year in US alone ()
Scientists train artificial intelligence to mimic the gaze of radiologists reading images ()
Only 38% of patients receive appropriate follow-up care for incidental pulmonary nodules ()
5 roles radiologists can fill in the burgeoning $576M imaging AI industry ()
American College of Radiology endorses 2 recent policy proposals to expand imaging pay ()
FDA clears augmented reality platform that creates 3D models via CT scans ()
Radiology Partners affiliate ends 57-year hospital relationship amid reported physician turnover ()
Medicare beneficiaries in affluent communities nearly 6 times more likely to receive a CT colonography ()
FTC and Department of Justice propose 13 guidelines to dictate M&A deals ()
Modality makes big cost difference in image-guided approach to treat skeletal tumors, radiologists warn ()
AI trained on adult data set performs adequately when turned toward pediatric population ()
Imaging AI vendor’s stock leaps 86% after inking ‘strategic commercial agreement’ with Radiology Partners ()
CMS proposes expanding coverage for PET scans related to Alzheimer’s disease ()
Automatically predicting the likelihood of a screening mammogram recall using EMR data ()
Imaging vendor ViewRay files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ()
FDA warns consumers not to use unapproved ultrasound devices ()
AMA working with radiology groups to fix flawed approach that’s driving Medicare payment decisions ()
Half of patients experience raised levels of anxiety before or after an imaging exam ()
Momentum builds as Missouri becomes the 18th state to pass law bolstering breast imaging coverage ()
Radiology Partners officially served with UnitedHealthcare lawsuit 3 months after initial filing ()
CMS seeks feedback on issuing separate payment for diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals ()
Vienna-based ultrasound startup eyes US expansion after closing $5.5M fundraising round ()
Medicare fee schedule proposes pay cut for diagnostic and interventional radiology; ditching AUC program also on the table ()
Number of radiologists in private practice falls below 50% for 1st time in a decade ()
How private practice and academic interventional radiology groups are using APPs differently ()
After raising $12M, startup launches new specialized MRI unit for infants ()
Physician assistants order imaging at rates higher than primary care doctors ()
Radiology societies express ‘significant concern’ around proposed BlueCross BlueShield policy ()
Fewer females consider careers in interventional radiology, with mentorship a key motivator ()
Private equity’s ‘voracious’ acquisition of radiology practices is increasing imaging prices, study asserts ()
Big Pharma’s industry payments to diagnostic radiologists have risen sharply since 2019 ()
Radiologists capture growing market share for key interventional procedure while cardiologists lose ground ()
Imaging advocates urge feds to fix PET coverage gap following approval of new Alzheimer’s drug ()
Members of Congress introduce bill requiring all Medicaid programs to cover lung cancer screening ()
Closing the coverage gap: How to empower patients in mammography ()
How secure is your imaging AI implementation? 7 aspects to consider ()
Billing claims for nonphysician image interpretation leapt 27% over a 5-year period ()
Imaging AI vendors’ marketing hype doesn’t always match materials submitted to the FDA ()
Hiring challenges help influence hospital to hand radiology reins over to private practice ()
Radiology-affiliated private equity firm buys up medical practices, raises prices ()
Spotify CEO and founder launches whole-body imaging startup with $65M in investor financing ()
New ‘second opinion platform’ allows patients to question their radiologists’ findings ()
American Medical Association issues CPT code for AI-based brain MRI software ()
Emergency radiologists face systematic disadvantages in current promotion system ()