Radiologists can benefit from participating in episodic payment models—even those that aren’t radiology-focused. Capitalizing on opportunities to provide imaging during care episodes can push radiologists over the threshold for the positive payment adjustments that come with meeting the criteria for Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) participation.

Envision Healthcare Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Imaging Advantage, in a transaction that will expand Envision’s presence in radiology physician services across the nation.

Long Island, New York-based Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology is opening two new locations in Queens that will create 40 to 50 jobs in the area.

Utah Radiology Associates (URA) and Intermountain Healthcare (IH) have entered into an agreement for IH to acquire ownership and management of URA’s privately owned outpatient imaging center, Utah Valley Imaging, and its multidisciplinary pain management clinic, Utah Valley Pain Management.

Independent radiology practices may want to buckle up—the shift from volume to value and increasing consolidation of payors are pushing small practices toward mergers or acquisitions, according to the American College of Radiology. The benefits can outweigh the drawbacks in many situations, but some practices will be always be reluctant to give up their independence.

Strategic Radiology, national coalition of private radiology group practices, is once again expanding its efforts with the addition of Radiology Associates of Indiana as their ninth affiliate.

Utilization of Medicare imaging increases during the first half of a calendar year and if a patient has significant comorbidities, according to a Harvey L. Neiman Policy Institute study. The findings could impact Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) reporting strategies and risk-bearing reimbursement for imaging practices, the authors said.

In an effort to emphasize the importance of radiologist-patient engagement, Triad Radiology Associates has put one of its own radiologists at the helm of managing the practice’s Facebook page.