A screen first approach for women who present with breast pain decreases healthcare spending without the risk of overlooking cancer, new analysis shows.

Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and founded in 1953, the practice is the 40th to join Strategic Radiology and seventh in the state.

Although much of the energy consumed by imaging departments is unavoidable, experts propose that small, seemingly insignificant changes can be an effective means of reducing radiology’s carbon footprint. 

"Understanding these influences may contribute to optimizing work schedules and decreasing variability," NYU experts wrote in the European Journal of Radiology. 

Ben White, MD, recently soft-launched the service on his blog, highlighting 10 private practices that are hiring around the U.S.

For the fourth year in a row, nurse practitioners are the most in-demand provider position, according to new research from AMN Healthcare (formerly Merritt Hawkins). 

Lung transplant recipients are at an increased risk of osteoporosis following surgery and already must undergo multiple such scans following the procedure. 

South Carolina-based Prisma Health said it opened the facilities to better serve outpatients who require nonurgent imaging.