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Experts introduce CO-RADS as standardized way to assess CT imaging of COVID-19 patients
Siemens buying Varian for $16B; lawmakers slam Philips contract, plus more radiology vendor news
World Health Organization urges against using chest imaging to diagnose COVID-19
Major imaging groups launch campaign urging patients to ‘return to care’
CT should not be used as first-line tool against coronavirus, ACR warns following pandemic declaration
Siemens buying Varian for $16B; lawmakers slam Philips contract, plus more radiology vendor news

Also, Hologic criticizes new American Cancer Society screening guidelines, while GE Healthcare and Merit Medical see sales slide in second quarter. 

World Health Organization urges against using chest imaging to diagnose COVID-19

WHO said several countries have asked for guidance in the use of radiology services during the pandemic, with the agency publishing its findings Thursday in Radiology. 

HIMSS pushes 2021 meeting back 5 months: ‘We just felt that March was too much of a risk’

The Chicago-based Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society officially announced Friday that it’s moving HIMSS21 in Las Vegas back to Aug. 9-13. 

Medicare coverage for Alzheimer’s PET scans in doubt after high-profile, $100M study misses its mark

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. 

Radiology Political Action Committee relaunches fundraising efforts suspended amid pandemic

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.

ACR, numerous others urge Congress to keep surprise billing fix out of COVID relief package

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

Mednax reports 29% radiology volume drop in Q2, but imaging numbers are bouncing back

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 Thursday.

Artificial Intelligence

Israeli AI startup claims it’s the first to receive FDA clearance across 3 imaging modalities
Major practices ink DBT AI deals, Canon’s MRI clearance, ABR’s video series, plus more radiology vendors news
Deep learning helps radiologists target missed lung cancer diagnoses on chest x-rays
Radiologist-led firm Avicenna.AI gains FDA clearance for stroke CT assistant
Feds greenlight Infervision’s deep learning tool for segmenting lung CT scans
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Care Delivery

World Health Organization urges against using chest imaging to diagnose COVID-19
MRI screening women with a family history of breast cancer a cost-effective intervention
Follow-up bone mineral density x-ray mostly useless for healthy postmenopausal women
Interventional radiology taking on a more prominent role in hospitals during the pandemic
Incidental COVID-19 spotted on breast MR imaging, providing warning to radiologists
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Healthcare Economics & Policy

Siemens buying Varian for $16B; lawmakers slam Philips contract, plus more radiology vendor news
Medicare coverage for Alzheimer’s PET scans in doubt after high-profile, $100M study misses its mark
Mednax reports 29% radiology volume drop in Q2, but imaging numbers are bouncing back
Imaging disrupter Nanox nabs $59M in new funding ahead of possible public offering
State watch: Georgia adopts surprise medical billing law; NY providers fight liability shield pullback
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Imaging Informatics

Radiology practice launches investigation, warns patients after data breach
‘A huge game changer’: Penn uses machine learning, radiomics to share brain imaging data privately
3 tips to help avoid harmful use of anesthesia when MR imaging pediatric patients
Adding physicians’ phone numbers to radiology reports bolsters patient contact, job satisfaction
Philips warns of potential security vulnerabilities in some ultrasound software
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Leadership

HIMSS pushes 2021 meeting back 5 months: ‘We just felt that March was too much of a risk’
Radiology Political Action Committee relaunches fundraising efforts suspended amid pandemic
Radiology Partners president and first-ever chief medical officer stepping down
Major imaging groups launch campaign urging patients to ‘return to care’
Subspecialists must maintain general radiology skill set ahead of future crises, experts say
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Policy

ACR, numerous others urge Congress to keep surprise billing fix out of COVID relief package
Physicians battle bill that would allow APRNs to order CT scans, MRIs and other advanced imaging
Shifting payer mix due to COVID-19 putting pressure on radiology practice margins
Statute of limitations derails family’s malpractice claim against Florida radiologist, Mednax affiliate
HHS officially extends COVID-19 public health emergency declaration
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Quality

Bolstering breast imaging recall letter readability significantly improves timely patient follow-up
Physicians urge peers to quash ‘low value’ use of daily chest x-rays in the ICU
How one hospital radiology department dropped CT procedure turnaround time by 78%
Hospital giant launches at-home COVID care program that includes radiology services
COVID patients at increased risk of ‘dire outcomes’ including leg clotting and amputation
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Radiology Business Journal
New Data Underscore Importance of Looking for HCM Before Scheduling TAVR

Reported in 2018 by anesthesiologists at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, the case suggested a message to TAVR operators: “Vigilance and a high degree of suspicion” are critical for avoiding the potentially severe hemodynamic consequences of HCM associated with aortic stenosis, the authors asserted (J Med Case Rep 2018;18;12[1]:372).

By Randy Young
Radiology Business Journal
Board Certification Brouhaha: Rads Cry Foul Over ABR’s Ways and Means

At the American College of Radiology’s 2019 meeting last May, speaker after speaker stepped up to the open microphone in the ballroom of a Washington, D.C., hotel to vent their displeasure with the American Board of Radiology (ABR) and its maintenance of certification (MOC) program.

By Randy Young
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