July 2024

Radiologists urge Congress to quash bill that would ‘inappropriately’ grant pharmacists more authority ()
COVID-19 survivors with diabetes may require long-term lung monitoring ()
RadNet a ‘boon’ for investors, Los Angeles Business Journal says ()
New ACR CEO outlines key concerns for radiology ()
Certain radiologists earn $75,000 (or 15%) less than peers in same role: Why the difference? ()
Members of Congress introduce bill to rein in private equity ownership of physician practices ()
State suspends radiologist CEO’s medical license after multiple alleged misreads ()
Artificial intelligence significantly reduces lumbar spine MRI interpretation times ()
Rad techs voice support for state bill requiring licensure to perform imaging exams ()
Longhorn Imaging partners with AI startup to add full-body MRI at 12 locations ()
Meaningful Medicare reform unlikely in 2024 ()
AMA, radiology societies call on Congress to address ‘inexcusable’ physician pay cut ()
Hologic acquires rival breast care company for $310M, Subtle Medical raises $50M, plus more vendor news ()
Private equity owner of Australia’s largest radiology firm, which just entered U.S., eyes nearly $2B sale ()
Physician specialists tout ‘big win’ in fight to uphold FTC noncompete clause ban ()
Microsoft teams with Mass General, University of Wisconsin to develop radiology AI solutions ()
3% of interventional radiologists collect 66% of all industry payments—or $40M ()
Physician-founded radiology AI startup deepc balloons fundraising total to $30M ()
Attrition is not a primary driver of the current national radiologist workforce shortage ()
After IPO fails, imaging agent developer Telix Pharmaceuticals raises $429M via debt ()
Radiology referral system change led to deadly cancer diagnosis delay, government watchdog says ()
Physicians collect $13B in payment perks from industry sources, but only 3% goes to radiologists ()
Radiologist loses appeal in case claiming former practice wrongfully terminated him in violation of FMLA ()
Imaging among the categories seeing greatest 2-year decline in private equity deals ()
Radiology experts recommend ‘expenditure mapping’ as path to addressing rising imaging costs ()
Cyber outage forces radiologists to transcribe reports, delay nonurgent cases ()
Billionaire ‘Shark Tank’ entrepreneur Mark Cuban comments on price variation in radiology: ‘It’s insane’ ()
Information-blocking penalties for providers slated to take effect soon, radiology experts warn ()
Rad Partners affiliate Empire State Radiology inks deal with 365-bed hospital ()
GE HealthCare to acquire AI business from ultrasound firm for $51M, plus more vendor news ()
Radiologist questions the benefit of sharing online ratings of rads without ‘guidelines and guardrails’ ()
AI shows potential to reduce radiologists’ chest X-ray workload in an outpatient setting ()
Radiology Partners discusses its research priorities ()
Rad tech groups propose creating new entry-level role to relieve radiology staffing shortages ()
Private equity firm acquires medical imaging equipment supplier from Philips ()
Nearly 40% of women in their 40s would delay mammography screening after learning of its downsides ()
Radiology AI firm AIRS Medical raises $20M in Series C financing ()
Lantheus acquires developer of next-generation PET imaging agent for Alzheimer’s ()
Only 17% of patients self-schedule mammograms, with preference for nights and weekends ()
Property owner sells stake in Rayus Radiology imaging centers for $75M ()
Insurance company ‘profiteering’ could have ‘devastating impact’ on physicians, ACR warns HHS ()
Net collections failing to keep pace with rising wages, posing ‘significant challenges’ for radiology groups ()
Why one of the country’s oldest continuing radiology practices decided to close ()
Medicare to allow remote monitoring of diagnostic imaging exams for at least 1 more year ()
CMS proposes issuing separate payment for diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals in 2025 ()
At an impasse, 70-physician radiology practice terminates contract with UnitedHealthcare ()
Radiology researchers explore why patients miss imaging appointments, with 2 key factors emerging ()
Hospital invests nearly $5M to quadruple its monthly breast cancer screening capacity ()
Medicare physician fee schedule cuts conversion factor in 2025 with ‘dangerous implications’ for patient care ()
Medicare proposes paying for CT colonography under hospital outpatient rule, drawing praise from radiology community ()
Make Your Data Work for You ()
ACR to Senate Finance: Failing to address radiologist shortage could drive up US healthcare costs ()
Diagnostic radiology applicants significantly less likely to ‘match’ than peers in other specialties ()
Fresh off private equity partnership, radiology provider creates new CEO role, plus more leadership moves ()
Miami-based IntelliRad Imaging and its 37 physicians join Strategic Radiology ()
Radiology societies implore Cigna to reverse decision cutting off access to ‘critically important’ service ()
Radiology and imaging staff wages continue to rise in ‘perpetually tight labor market’ ()
Provider of in-home imaging services and 24/7 radiologist access raises $200M ()
Hospital system forms new radiology group after relationship with Rad Partners dissolves ()
Federal judge grants preliminary injunction against FTC ban on noncompete clauses ()
Bipartisan senators urge CMS to bolster access to nuclear imaging in outpatient settings ()
Implications for radiology following the FDA’s approval of new Alzheimer’s treatment from Eli Lilly ()
How Massachusetts General increased outpatient MRI time slot capacity by 50% ()
Hospital system-radiology group partnership ends after 40 years ()
Rayus Radiology launches whole-body MRI service in Seattle, SimonMed expands, RadNet touts legislation, plus more company news ()
Volume of interventional radiology procedures performed by nurse practitioners surges 143% ()
Mammography Positioning Improvement Collaborative records dramatic gains in breast image quality ()
Radiologists, thoracic surgeons urge CMS to make millions more eligible for lung cancer screening ()
Private equity-backed I-MED, Australia’s largest imaging provider, enters US with teleradiology acquisition ()
Interventional radiology vendor Merit Medical announces $105M acquisition ()
Cindy Crawford-backed startup Prenuvo launches clinical trial to assess impact of whole-body MRI ()