September 2024

Sectra earns $353M enterprise imaging contract amid legal challenge ()
Physician lawmakers urge Congress to pass Medicare pay fix before year’s end ()
State Supreme Court set to weigh in on radiology certificate-of-need battle ()
Interventional radiologist accused of performing procedure on the wrong patient ()
From acquisition to innovation: How Microsoft is advancing diagnostic imaging ()
Patient files suit against whole-body MRI provider Prenuvo claiming radiologist overlooked signs of stroke ()
Startup aiming to bring robotics into interventional radiology raises $73M ()
Strategic Radiology shares concern about inconsistencies in MAC payment determinations ()
Radiology societies advocate for CPT code changes ()
American College of Radiology strongly opposes 1 aspect of new HHS info-blocking rule ()
Which interventional radiology procedure is most cost-effective for treating knee osteoarthritis? ()
Radiology vendor Qure.ai completes $65M Series D funding round ()
Most patients on board with radiology AI, though job loss, data privacy are top concerns ()
Lawmakers likely to delay Medicare doc fix until after election ()
Scientists devise automated, ‘big data’ approach to assess radiology residents’ report writing progress ()
Private equity firm acquiring diagnostic imaging provider for $658M ()
CDC highlights radiology’s critical role in striving for ‘hospital diagnostic excellence’ ()
Patients on Medicaid wait longer to complete outpatient MRI exams ()
Biden administration urges Supreme Court to uphold ACA mandate requiring cost-free cancer screenings ()
Imaging agent developer Telix to buy RLS radiopharmaceutical network for up to $250M ()
60% of radiologists and other docs surveyed say staff is devoting more time to billing compliance ()
Radiologist outperforms AI solution at detecting fractures on X-rays ()
State Supreme Court ruling holds hospitals accountable for mistakes made by independently contracted radiologists ()
AI deployment platform Ferrum Health ups fundraising total to $31M ()
Company that handles teleradiology reads for urgent care centers adds AI enhancements ()
Hospital quality improvement project aims to reduce radiologists’ administrative burden ()
Hospital giant’s homegrown outpatient imaging center chain expands into new state ()
Cybersecurity incident forces radiology practice to cancel all appointments so far in September ()
State convenes task force to address radiologic technologist shortages ()
AI catches overlooked broken vertebra on X-rays, with sizable cost-saving implications ()
90% of residents in radiology and other specialties say they’re underpaid: ‘I am barely surviving’ ()
Interventional radiology vendor Merit Medical to acquire device portfolio for $210M ()
Radiology AI firm specializing in automating MRI workflows raises $19M ()
Physicians debate the ‘perils and promise’ of whole-body MRI screening ()
Population-based genetic testing coupled with MRI makes economic sense, averts more cancer deaths ()
American College of Radiology issues ‘call to action’ on key federal funding issue ()
Lawmakers introduce radiologist-supported bill to punish payers that fail to pony up under NSA ()
Physician burnout has become ‘widespread,’ Radiology Partners warns Medicare program ()
US radiology providers catering to patients facing long wait times for imaging in Canada ()
ACR concerned pay cap on CT-based colon cancer screening could make service ‘untenable’ ()
Coalition repping over 1M radiologists and other clinicians urges Congress to fix ‘systemic’ payment flaws ()
RadNet hires private equity firm leader as new CEO of its Digital Health Division ()
Radiology staffing shortage forcing patients to wait 3 months for some imaging results ()
‘Understaffing is ubiquitous’ in radiology, according to new ACR/RBMA workforce survey ()
RadNet hosts summit to discuss staffing challenges, state of the imaging industry ()
Imaging vendor faces delisting from the Nasdaq due to low stock price ()
Enhance Your Workflows with AI ()
Radiology Business Management Association urges CMS to permanently allow remote supervision of imaging exams ()
FDA updates list of cleared VR, augmented reality devices, with radiology leading the way ()
Wake Radiology announces hiring of 8 physicians, plus more staffing news ()
The pros and cons of current breast screening modalities and the role of AI ()
Radiologists speak during Capitol Hill briefing on key breast imaging legislation ()
Nuclear Regulatory Commission warns of medical mishaps stemming from radiopharmaceutical use ()
American College of Radiology ‘strongly disagrees’ with making CMS payment model mandatory ()
AMA warns of ‘growing gap’ between Medicare pay and cost of physician care ()
AI-based, risk-stratified breast cancer screening program could save health system upward of $109M annually ()
Associated Radiologists becomes academic system’s new on-site imaging services provider ()
Arbitrators settle Radiology Partners-UnitedHealthcare dispute, vacating $134M award to RP ()
State passes law granting attorney general more authority to review private equity healthcare deals ()
Hospital completes $12M expansion of its radiology department ()
Pennsylvania radiologist charged for possessing child pornography ()
AI triage system fails to improve radiologist performance or turnaround times ()
Novartis breaks ground on 2 new facilities aimed at increasing radiopharma production ()
Rad Partners affiliate Desert Radiology works with university to strengthen talent pipeline ()
State becomes the 26th to pass legislation bolstering breast imaging coverage ()
UnitedHealthcare releases details on new ‘gold card’ program impacting over 100 radiology CPT codes ()
RSNA reports cybersecurity incident potentially impacting personal information ()
Samsung finalizes $92M acquisition of French ultrasound AI firm Sonio ()
Segmed, a startup that gathers medical imaging data for AI development, raises $10M ()
ACR offers resources to achieve radiology AI best practices ()
‘Antiquated’ radiology department policies can be ‘silently discriminatory’ to certain employees ()
Radiology data sharing vendor Enlitic to acquire rival for $5M ()
Obituaries: Melvin E. Clouse, MD, 90, shaped understanding of cardiovascular and interventional radiology ()