California-based Radiology Partners has secured a $695 million credit facility from Golub Capital and has also closed its partnership with Southwest Diagnostic Imaging (SDI).

Lifetime cost-effectiveness analysis reveals $630 million annual cost savings, less radiation exposure and better quality of life for patients compared to external beam radiation therapy

Hoping to gain fresh insight into imaging utilization trends, researchers used the Neiman Imaging Types of Service (NITOS) coding system to study Medicare B Physician Fee Schedule billing data from 1994 to 2013, publishing their results in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

National Health Service (NHS) Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt in the United Kingdom plans to hire 500 more NHS cancer experts, including radiographers and clinical endoscopists. His plan is to “speed up” cancer diagnosis to ensure patients begin treatment sooner.

CMS published the 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule in November, leaving healthcare providers with a lot to think about before the holiday season. Tom Greeson, a healthcare lawyer and partner with the firm of Reed Smith, spoke with Radiology Business about what radiologists and radiology practices need to know about the final rule as they make plans for 2018 and beyond.

Mednax, the Terrace Sunrise, Fla.-based healthcare provider, is “fielding acquisition interest” from numerous private equity firms, according to a story reported Friday by Reuters. Mednax acquired teleradiology giant vRad in 2015 for $500 million.

In a $1 billion lawsuit against Massachusetts-based electronic health records (EHR) vendor eClinicalWorks, plaintiffs allege the company failed to provide reliable health information for millions of patients, violating certification requirements set by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH).

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