Ten years ago, the overwhelming majority of radiologists were engaged in private practice; today just 41% to 54% of respondents to ACR-sponsored workplace surveys say that they are in private practice, according to a report in the current issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Radiology Business, the weekly newsletter from RadiologyBusiness.com. With news in our market developing at such a rapid rate, we aim to provide a weekly digest of topics, trends and happenings important to radiology business professionals. 

MILWAUKEE, May 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrated Medical Partners (IMP) today launched Integrated Radiology Partners (IRP), a solution set specifically designed to address the evolving business and clinical needs of radiology practice leadership. The new brand was introduced at the Radiology Business Management Association's 2014 Radiology Summit, May 4-7 in Charlotte, North Carolina. 

An interview with WellPoint’s chief actuary in the Wall Street Journal suggests just how challenging pricing healthcare products has become as ACA rolls out in fits and starts.

Many in healthcare, from health systems to physician practices, are responding to the current uncertainty in healthcare by bulking up, an instinct likely programmed into our neural systems in prehistoric times. The Federal Trade Commission pushed back when it filed suit against Boise, ID-based St. Luke’s Health System’s purchase of the 43-physician Saltzer Medical Group on anticompetitive grounds, and a federal judge agreed, ordering that the merger be dissolved. 

The American College of Radiology (ACR) in conjunction with Coding Strategies, Inc. (CSI), has launched a series of audio and video podcasts designed specifically for radiology physicians.

A segment on National Public Radio's Morning Edition digs into the challenges physicians are experiencing as co-pays and deductibles continue to rise.

Intrinsic Imaging, an FDA audited, ISO 9001, ISO 13485 and ISO 22301:2012 certified medical imaging core lab specializing in providing imaging core lab services for clinical trials, announced today that it has been awarded a global clinical trial to assess patients with hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC).