Desert Radiology, which joined Rad Partners in 2019, had handled a “significant” number of scans at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada annually. 

Medicare has refused to reimburse for imaging-based colon cancer screening, which is leading to an income-based gap for those who can and cannot receive the exam.

Both agencies said their goal is to better reflect how they work to determine a merger's impact on competition in healthcare and other industries. 

Cost considerations should be weighed against potential radiation dose advantages when choosing an image guidance modality, experts wrote in JACR. 

ICAD Inc. said the deal spans multiple years and will see the nation’s largest radiology group adopting its breast  technology across the enterprise.

The agency is looking to lift the longstanding NCD that restricts patients to one amyloid-detecting positron emission tomography exam in their lifetime.

The Denver-based company is letting go more than 100 staffers, including its CEO, interim CFO and chief legal officer. 

The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule utilizes 2006 cost information to develop practice expense relative values and resulting reimbursements.