According to Research and Markets, the medical holography market is expected to reach $4 billion by 2025.

Leading medical imaging providers in Washington State, TRA Medical Imaging (TRA) and Medical Imaging Northwest (MINW), have officially completed a merger and will begin operating under TRA-MINW starting Jan. 1, 2017.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida collected a quarter billion dollars for taxpayers this fiscal year 2016 from high-profile cases involving civil enforcement cases, most alleging radiology and health care fraud.

Carestream Health has won a $571 million contract with the Department of Defense (DOD), with earnings going toward radiology systems, accessories and training.

The costs of imaging services have risen at twice the rate of other health technology sectors such as pharmaceuticals, and they are rapidly approaching 10 percent of total healthcare costs. While imaging has changed medicine for the better, some of the growth can be attributed to inappropriate imaging—costing between $3 billion and $10 billion annually.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – (December 8, 2016) – Zotec Partners (Zotec), the industry leader in physician billing and practice management services for radiology practices nationwide, is pleased to announce a revenue cycle management renewal with TRA Medical Imaging (TRA).

With momentum gathering, we conversed with two radiologists for their thoughts on how radiology should suit up for value-based payment.

Contracting with hospitals can be a proverbial minefield for radiology groups, unless you have a strategy for negotiations and some legal guidance. Kenneth Davis Jr., JD, a healthcare attorney, and Lawrence Muroff, MD, CEO of Imaging Consultants, presented both the attorney and radiologist perspectives on exclusive provider agreements at a presentation at RSNA 2016.