In a recent JAMA editorial, three UT Southwestern Medical Center internists implored their peers to shelve this low-value practice.

Experts believe that imaging physicians who make themselves more available to primary care can help to mitigate malpractice risks while also building better ties with patients. 

Consulting firm Healthcare Administrative Partners highlighted payment cuts as severe as 18% for high-volume imaging procedures. 

The advice comes after a controversial recent incident on Facebook in which someone shared CT scans of a foreign body lodged in one patient's rectum. 

Open MRI Imaging said it submitted several invoices to the payer between February and July, but the insurer refused to pay, issuing “unelaborated denials” or contending that the bills were “duplicative.” 

The company has seen an uptick in COVID-19 cases in core markets, but third quarter volumes continue to recover from the steep drops seen in the spring. 

ACR joins the American Medical Association, which first launched the campaign last week as a means to “normalize” face coverings and “debunk myths.” 

Physician’s Mobile X-Ray has agreed to pony up nearly $50,000 for violating the False Claims Act over a five-year period.