The analysis was sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association and included more than 25,000 Medicare beneficiaries, with researchers exploring whether positron emission tomography could curb costs. 

RADPAC put its efforts on hold in mid-March but has kept busy in the ensuing months, advocating for PPE supplies, liability relief and small business loans.

Three radiology societies and groups representing "hundreds of thousands" of docs made their plea in a letter to congressional leaders. 

The decline in business was worse in April at 50%, but levels reached upward of 90% of pre-COVID volume by the end of June, the Florida physician firm reported.

That’s according to a new retrospective study out of Johns Hopkins, published in JACR. 

Jay Bronner, MD, is not taking a new position elsewhere, nor is he retiring, and Rad Partners plans to take the next “several months” to evaluate the C-suite role, leaders said.  

With a pandemic-induced move toward Medicaid or other lower-paying reimbursement sources, providers must get creative, imaging experts advise. 

Industry advocates such as RSNA and the American College of Radiology are concerned about recent reports of consumers putting off imaging amid fears of contracting COVID-19.