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
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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