November 2023

Aidoc invests $30M to create first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence model ()
Bankruptcy judge approves radiology provider Akumin’s plan to go private under new ownership ()
Mismatch between radiologist shortages, rising exam volumes a growing concern in medical imaging ()
Long COVID tied to microstructural changes in the brain, new MRI technique reveals ()
Philips debuts first helium-conserving mobile MRI system of its kind at RSNA 2023 ()
RSNA 2023: Speaker calls for 'less talk, more action,' on diversity, equity and inclusion ()
RadNet unveils DeepHealth, its ‘pioneering’ new health informatics portfolio ()
Radiology Partners launches AI platform with Amazon Web Services ()
RSNA 2023: 5 ways radiology leaders can respond in the face of moral distress ()
RSNA 2023: Panel spars over record-sharing provision in 21st Century Cures Act ()
With an uncertain labor market and the rise of AI, RSNA president says radiology faces a '10x force' ()
Surviving the radiologist shortage: Experts discuss private equity and other options at RSNA 2023 ()
GE HealthCare earns first FDA OK for device that enables remote patient scanning ()
FDA clears PET/CT scanner from Siemens Healthineers ()
Sectra CEO discusses new partnership with GE and what’s on tap at RSNA ()
AMA ‘disappointed’ after Congress leaves physician pay fix out of bill to avert shutdown ()
Radiology Business Management Association Executive Director Bob Still to retire ()
Hospital fails to dodge $10M malpractice verdict after attempting to pin payment on radiologist ()
Hospital radiologic technologist charged in alleged prescription drug fraud scheme ()
American College of Radiology initiative seeks to improve transparency among AI vendors ()
South Korea-based Imaging AI vendor Lunit raises $150M in new capital ()
Image-guided treatment may restore sense of smell in long-COVID patients ()
FDA clears AI-powered brain MRI software from French firm Pixyl ()
5 guiding principles for establishing a point-of-care ultrasound program ()
Startup aiming to streamline medical imaging appointments raises $9M ()
Should diagnostic and interventional radiologists practice separately? Imaging groups to discuss at town hall ()
Radiology services much harder to come by if you’re Black or Latino and living in the US ()
Philips inks 8-year partnership worth up to $115M with NYU Langone Health ()
Fairfax Radiology adds 2 new locations, 15 physicians in M&A deal ()
Music therapy a cheap, safe method for reducing patient anxiety during radiology procedures ()
Radiation therapy company RefleXion Medical raises $105M ()
Radiologists grab much smaller share than cardiologists of burgeoning interventional market ()
Healthcare giant Dignity Health acquiring 70-year-old radiology practice ()
No Surprises Act purportedly pushing providers in radiology and other specialties ‘to the brink’ ()
Radiologist launches ‘groundbreaking’ second-opinion service with 24-hour turnaround time ()
House lawmakers slam administration’s ‘unacceptable’ implementation of the No Surprises Act ()
AMA debates resolution seeking federal ban on corporate practice of medicine ()
RSNA honors AI research; ACR names gold medalists, plus more radiology awards news ()
Independent practice coalition Strategy Radiology expands to new state ()
Cloud image storage for radiology is a growing trend in healthcare ()
HHS issues alert on new ransomware group that claimed radiology provider as 1st US healthcare victim ()
Radiology-led coalition of provider groups urges Congress to quash Medicare cut ()
Radiology Partners reaches ‘milestone,’ deploying clinical AI across more than 20 million exams ()
Novel ‘next level of care’ protocol reduces wait times for follow-up services in radiology ()
US Radiology Specialists will pay $450K for failing to upgrade hardware to prevent ransomware attack ()
Solis Mammography, 1 of state’s largest health systems partner to open multiple imaging centers ()
Imaging AI firm specializing in CT analysis raises $80M in series C financing ()
Strategies from MetroHealth and Maastricht: How Connecting Images and Data Is Improving Care, Quality and Economics ()
RadNet inks new hospital joint venture partnership, with plans to add 10-plus imaging centers ()
Senate Finance Committee advances bill to mitigate radiologist pay cuts in Medicare ()
MRI the most cost-effective tool for evaluating patients presenting with dizziness in the ED ()
LDCT lung cancer screening significantly improves long-term survival rates, first-of-its-kind study reports ()
CMS declines to issue imaging agent reimbursement fix in final hospital outpatient payment rule ()
Kaiser Permanente imaging technologists strike, seeking 42% pay increase ()
Days after exiting bankruptcy, radiology provider Envision appoints interim CEO ()
The American public understands that cutting Medicare harms everyone ()
‘Moral injury’ is prevalent among interventional radiologists, with healthcare corporatization 1 contributor ()
Delaying kidney-function testing prior to contrast-enhanced CT dramatically improves imaging throughput ()
US Senators release draft plan to partially protect radiologists from Medicare cuts ()
Hospital faulted after 20-week MRI delay, missing opportunity for earlier diagnosis of terminal cancer ()
The Increasing Importance of Enterprise Imaging to Radiologists: 3 Success Stories ()
Women with false-positive mammography results face increased risk of subsequent breast cancer ()
Pritzker family-backed Epic Staffing Group acquires teleradiology outfit ()
Radiology provider Envision Healthcare successfully emerges from bankruptcy process ()
Medicare finalizes 2024 physician fee schedule with radiologist pay cuts, pause of AUC program ()
Radiology department tallies $1.2M in unreimbursed costs from multidisciplinary conferences in 1 year ()
Radiology provider Akumin restores most systems following ransomware attack ()
Nearly one-third of the US population does not have access to an interventional radiologist in their county ()
Jury sides with radiologist in alleged medical negligence and wrongful death case ()
Radiology vendor Covera Health raises up to $50M in financing, acquires AI firm ()
Radiologist dies after plane he was piloting crashes ()
Radiology societies press Congress to pass bill that would blunt Medicare cuts tied to clinical labor costs ()
GE HealthCare bests quarterly profit estimates amid strong demand for imaging products ()
Radiologists face a significantly higher burden from tumor boards than other physicians ()