The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved the Lumason contrast agent (Bracco Diagnostics) on Oct. 12 and granted it pass-through status under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System.

Mach7 Technologies, an enterprise image management company based out of Burlington, Vt., and 3D Medical Limited, a medical-specific Australian 3D printing business, have signed a definitive agreement to merge. 

A team at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus shaved 10 minutes and 46 seconds off of the average length of stay (LOS) for emergency department (ED) patients undergoing CT scans, and have now published a report on how they accomplished the feat.

Merit Medical Systems, a Utah-based manufacturer of disposable medical devices used in imaging, announced its third-quarter earnings this week, including $136.1 million in revenue, which is up from $128.8 million in 2014.

Digirad Corporation has had an eventful October, and the month isn’t even over yet. Last week, the developer and manufacturer of diagnostic imaging systems entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DMS Health Technologies for $36 million, and now the company’s stock has been upgraded to a “buy” rating by the investment research firm Zacks. 

Taking a deep dive into the data generated by a practice can offer a roadmap, of sorts, to help find opportunities for value. A couple of recent top stories showcased two innovative ways to look at information that could help improve practice.

As the U.S. shifts further into the era of accountable care, hitting quality benchmarks becomes ever more important. Reimbursement is increasingly tied to the value generated by providers, and data about who is making the grade is becoming more transparent.

Here's a riddle: If every imaging interpretation is labeled stat, are any of them truly stat?