Such policies "shouldn’t be used as a cost-control mechanism, or as a way to delay or deny appropriate care," the health plan's CEO said. 

The deal includes Steward Medical Group, a physician-led organization offering primary care, diagnostic imaging and other specialty services across several states. 

"Our experts believe there’s a high probability that the final rule governing next year's Medicare payments will be less severe than the current proposal," CFO Mark Stolper told investors.  

Dana Smetherman, MD, MBA, outlines a possible remedy for the growing number of these roadblocks in the specialty. 

Capitol Radiology had hoped to halt a new center from opening in Laurel, Maryland, contending it would have a “substantially adverse effect” on its business.
 

Reno Radiological Associates is on the hunt for someone to help "decompress" its on-site rads, but the private practice has struggled to find help in a hyper-competitive market. 

The agency is gathering feedback on a proposal to double the amount hospitals are paid for coronary computed tomography angiography, with the comment period ending Sept. 9.

RSNA and ACR in 2020 established a registry aimed at collecting standardized data on 3D printing performed in healthcare facilities, sharing their insights in a new analysis.