A pair of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) radiologists have been charged with prescribing controlled substances to non-patients over the course of two years, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has reported.

Implementing an IT-based quality review process can improve technologist performance over time, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Up to 60 percent of chest CTs could involve over-scanning, increasing effective and organ radiation doses and threatening patients whose treatment plans call for imaging exams, researchers reported online in the European Journal of Radiology this month.

The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) announced Tuesday, March 6, that its members applaud Anthem for not moving forward with its decision to reduce payments for evaluation and management services billed with modifier 25 by 50 percent.

The path from medical school to residencies and fellowships might be cut and dry in U.S. colleges and hospitals, but international post-grads are facing different issues, including the fact that residencies seem to be becoming obsolete, a radiologist wrote in the Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging.

The FDA has authorized, with special controls, the first direct-to-consumer (DTC) test to report specific BRCA1/BRCA2 breast cancer gene mutations. The authorization means 23andMe, the personal genetics company, can now provide its customers with information on three variants found in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes associated with a higher risk of breast, ovarian and prostate cancer. No prescription is required.

In 2017, Anthem implemented a new policy that requires outpatient MR and CT scans not considered medically necessary to be completed at a freestanding imaging facility to receive coverage. This went into effect in several states, sparking its fair share of controversy along the way, and a team of Boston-based researchers wanted to know how such a policy could impact patient care in Massachusetts.

At the 2018 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition, Siemens Healthineers showcases new additions and updates to its Digital Ecosystem,1 an open and secured environment for healthcare stakeholders that houses a range of digital offerings from Siemens Healthineers and other partners based on shared healthcare data.