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IAEA: When selecting medical imaging equipment, don’t assume ‘new’ means ‘low dose’

Advanced imaging equipment using ionizing radiation enters the global market at the rate of one new technology every five years.

Raquel Roman, chair of the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) Young Professionals Committee, and director of growth at Essential Radiology, explains how the group mentors the next generation leaders..
RBMA Young Professionals group helps groom next radiology management leaders

Raquel Roman, chair of the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) Young Professionals Committee, and director of growth at Essential Radiology, explains how the group mentors the next generation leaders.

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Alzheimer’s imaging experts to assess utility, efficiency of Hyperfine’s Swoop system

Is portable MRI suitable for finding abnormalities in the brains of patients receiving new amyloid-targeting therapy for Alzheimer’s disease? Clinical researchers are about to find out.

ACR institute recognizes 9 up-and-coming radiology leaders

The American College of Radiology has named the 2024 winner of its Impact in Leadership Award as well as eight Emerging Leader Scholarship awardees. All were selected through the ACR’s Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI).

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For radiology trainees eager to serve the less fortunate, home is where the need is

Radiology residents are no slackers when it comes to “giving back.” However, many seem to believe they must travel abroad to find medically underserved populations in serious need of charitable medical care.

Raleigh Radiology and Duke battle it out over state’s certificate-of-need law

The practice's mobile MR unit imaged nearly 2,400 patients in 2022, and leaders are projecting 94% growth by next year. 

money business cash flow dollar. Kingsway Financial Services, a Chicago-based holding company with subsidiaries in several industries, has acquired New Jersey-based Digital Diagnostics Imaging (DDI) for $11 million. The transaction was funded with $5.4 million in cash and $5.6 million in debt financing.
RadNet closes more than $1B debt refinancing transaction

Leaders said previously that the publicly traded imaging provider will use the proceeds to fuel growth in Houston and elsewhere. 

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Medicare drops AUC requirement for advanced imaging, ASNC celebrates

"This was an unneeded burden, which was solely adding to the administrative hassles of medicine," said American Society of Nuclear Cardiology President Larry Phillips.

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Cardiology, radiology groups urge insurance provider to rethink imaging policy

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

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Google teams with Bayer to address radiologist burnout via AI
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IAEA: When selecting medical imaging equipment, don’t assume ‘new’ means ‘low dose’
RBMA Young Professionals group helps groom next radiology management leaders
Alzheimer’s imaging experts to assess utility, efficiency of Hyperfine’s Swoop system
ACR institute recognizes 9 up-and-coming radiology leaders
For radiology trainees eager to serve the less fortunate, home is where the need is
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Medical Imaging

For almost nine years since the adoption of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) established the requirement for appropriate use criteria (AUC) to receive payment for advanced diagnostic imaging, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) has lobbying Congressional leaders change or repeal AUC mandate. Those efforts have paid off in the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule, where AUC program has been paused and all of its regulations were rescinded. Photo by Dave Fornell.
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Bayer, Hologic unite to improve availability of contrast-enhanced mammography
Hologic, university settle lawsuit alleging radiology vendor infringed on mammography patent
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Patient Care

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radiology residents give back
For radiology trainees eager to serve the less fortunate, home is where the need is
For radiology trainees eager to serve the less fortunate, home is where the need is
Abortion is an essential component of healthcare, majority of ACR Council rules
Use of AI in radiology revenue cycle management
American College of Radiology Council votes to raise membership dues
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