Imaging utilization figures prominently in an assessment of commercial-insurance claims that has found relatively modest use of low-value services—yet still much room for patients and physicians to choose more wisely and, in the process, save U.S. healthcare substantial sums of money. 

As the influence and importance of electronic health records (EHRs) continues to grow, do hospitals and private practices have enough information to purchase the right system for their specific needs? 

The U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH) will award $9 million over the next five years to the University Research Corridor, comprised of the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Detroit's Wayne State University. The grant will fund a new center for Alzheimer’s research and treatment called the Alzheimer’s Disease Core Center (ADCC). 

A wave of consolidation is sweeping over physician practice specialties and, by many indicators, radiology may be next. 

A new proton research and cancer treatment center is opening in southern Ohio this month, a facility that will provide cutting-edge cancer therapies to children and adults.

A Chicago financier has donated $15 million to, among other things, support the work of a pediatric cardiologist who’s on the cusp of doing great things with medical imaging and 3D printing. 

The American College of Radiology (ACR) Commission on Human Resources has published the results of its annual workplace survey in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. More than 500 practice leaders responded to the survey, which corresponds to more than 13,000 radiologists. The ACR’s annual survey, which was first published in 2011, was developed to help track hiring trends within the imaging industry in the United States.

The American College of Radiology named the Pella Regional Health Center in Pella, Iowa, as a Lung Cancer Screening Center last month.