Economics

This channel highlights factors that impact hospital and healthcare economics and revenue. This includes news on healthcare policies, reimbursement, marketing, business plans, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain, salaries, staffing, and the implementation of a cost-effective environment for patients and providers.

Thumbnail

Radiologists more interested in telemedicine than any other specialists

Radiologists show more interest in telemedicine job opportunities than representatives from any other specialty, according to a new report published by Doximity.

Strategic Radiology announces addition of Radiology Associates of Tallahassee

Strategic Radiology has officially welcomed Radiology Associates of Tallahassee from Tallahassee, Florida, to its coalition of independent practices.

Thumbnail

Fujifilm opens doors to new Lexington facility during ribbon-cutting ceremony

FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A. and FUJIFILM New Development U.S.A. unveiled their new company headquarters in Lexington, Massachusetts, during a July 10 ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Thumbnail

Many patients skip DBT due to out-of-pocket costs

The fear of paying high out-of-pocket costs is leading many patients to decline digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), according to new findings published by Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

Thumbnail

Radiology Partners announces new deal with Atlanta-based Northside Radiology Associates

Radiology Partners announced Wednesday, July 10, that it has entered a new partnership with Atlanta-based Northside Radiology Associates (NRA).

Thumbnail

RSNA R&E Foundation surpasses $5M in grant funding for 2019

The RSNA Research and Education (R&E) Foundation Board of Trustees has approved more than $5 million in funding for grants related to radiology research and education so far in 2019.

Thumbnail

RadSource Imaging Technologies named exclusive Midwest distributor of Fujifilm digital mammography unit

Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. announced Monday, July 1, that its ASPIRE Cristalle with Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) mammography unit will now exclusively be sold in the Midwest through RadSource Imaging Technologies.

Thumbnail

Laurel Bridge, 3M M*Modal announce expanded partnership

Laurel Bridge Software, a Newark, Delaware-based developer of enterprise imaging solutions, announced that it has expanded its working relationship with 3M M*Modal.

Around the web

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

The all-in-one Omni Legend PET/CT scanner is now being manufactured in a new production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin.