Sales of the company's COVID-19 test—pushing quarterly income to more than $1.3B last year—have helped fuel its recent M&A spree.

The specialty has seen a decline in available MIPS metrics in recent years, as the feds have "topped out" those with extremely high national performance, experts said. 

Oftentimes, it’s primary care docs and epidemiologists quarterbacking imaging care, but two MDs believe rads should have a greater say in the process. 

The number of patients completing forms prior to visits has nearly doubled at NYU Langone, according to an analysis published in Academic Radiology. 

The Marlborough, Massachusetts-based imaging firm said the deal will allow it to offer a full suite of breast health services and expand sales in Europe. 

All told, the private equity-backed physician services firm employs more than 900 radiologists operating in 570-plus facilities. 

Beyond COVID-19, some big names made their way into our most-read stories of the year, ranging from Walmart to Cigna, the American Board of Radiology and even action star Chuck Norris. 

CMS had originally planned to kick off the mandatory bundled-payment effort in July, but will now punt the go-live date to Jan. 1, 2022.