With the agreement, Inspira Health plans to standardize diagnostic technology across its dozen-plus facilities, including three hospitals. 

That’s according to an analysis of nearly 600 malpractice claims against radiologists closed between 2013 and 2018, released by the Doctor's Company on Tuesday Dec. 3. 

In U.S. healthcare’s volume-to-value era, the ability to directly compare two or more diagnostic and/or therapeutic options is paramount. And the head-to-head matchup must reveal which pathway promises the biggest bang for the buck.

Given radiology’s development into a subspecialist-rewarding profession, is there pressure on radiology residents to choose a subspecialty or two and, in turn, aim to make generalized practice a side job? Should even established rads concentrate on one area as a way to remain relevant?

Tennessee-based radiologist Sadhish Siva, MD, had argued in court that the ABR ran afoul of antitrust laws by tying together its physician certification and ongoing recertification programs, locking providers into years of expensive accreditation with little benefit.

XACT said it planned to roll out the system at select U.S. radiology centers in the future, and will highlight its technology at RSNA’s annual meeting in Chicago, which starts Dec. 1.  

Radiologists' performance in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is best when MIPS-Alternative Payment Models replace group and individual reporting.

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists has announced 52 recipients of grants designed to support the professional and educational advancement of technologists and radiation therapists.