My column last month, on accountable-care organizations (ACOs) and the same-old, same-old business model, generated some interesting responses. One, in particular, got me thinking about the evolution of radiology and where the profession finds itself today, relative to the quickly changing integrated-delivery models being discussed nationally. A

A consolidation this week by one of the larger radiology practices in North Carolina represents a benefit to patient care, says Worth Saunders, CEO of Greensboro Radiology, which plans to acquire the eight-member High Point Radiological Services.

Toshiba America Medical, based in Tustin, California, has named Donald Fowler its new president.

NeuroLogica says its portable full-body CT scanner named BodyTom is selling better than expected.

A new report by the American Medical Association calls the past 10 years a “lost decade” when it came to improving patient safety among outpatient facilities as much of the focus was placed on hospitals.

3D Systems, a leading provider of content-to-print solutions, announced that it had completed an acquisitions of VIDAR Corporation, a maker of medical grade film digitizers, and Z Corporation, makers of printers and scanner, for $135.5 million.

eHealth Global Technologies and OptumInsight announced plans to roll out an innovate image exchange system among a group of eight counties in western New York.

The United Auto Workers say a new benefit management plan has reduced imaging use by as much as 12%.