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Despite this dire need, there is wide variability in such processes, including the timing, setting, tools utilized and interpretation of the results, according to new research. 

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PE sponsors announced or closed about 158 transactions in the first quarter (including five in imaging), a “downward trend even from 2023’s sluggish pace,” Pitchbook reports.  

The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), a related organization of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), this week released a statement on the criminalization of medical errors. The APSF said criminal prosecution is unjust and counterproductive is healthcare organizations want to find ways to mitigate errors by understanding how they happen and create protocols or IT systems can can help prevent future errors. The criminal trial of nurse RaDonda Vaught was counterproductive to safety.

Amid specialist shortages and imaging backlogs, members of the U.S. Senate are seeking ways to ease the stress endured by physicians.

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St. Luke's University Health Network recently launched its region's only accredited radiology residency program in response to booming demand for imaging. 

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Established guidelines recommend biopsying small tumors of the kidney ahead of any procedure to ablate them. A new study confirms the validity of pursuing another pathway.

The Radiation Oncology Case Rate Value-Based Program Act of 2024 would build on the shelved RO Model and save the federal payment program $200M. 

Former managers of a Tampa Florida-based radiology company Advanced Diagnostic Group (ADG) and its employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) retirement benefit manager GreatBanc Trust Co. will pay $19 million to settle a class action lawsuit. The suit alleges they allowed the ESOP’s value to be diverted to managers, directors and their shell companies and away from employee participants. money gavel court lawsuit legal judge judgement

American Shared Hospital Services is acquiring a 60% stake and expects the facilities to generate upward of $10 million in annual revenue. 

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Donald Salzberg, MD, of Avon, Connecticut, also must pay $1.34 million in restitution to Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers. 

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Low-dose scans showed high agreement with joint-by-joint rheumatological evaluations. 

 

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The new findings may contain important implications for neuromodulation therapies to treat depression symptoms.

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Oct. 11: Aftermarket parts and service supplier DirectMed in San Diego acquires MRI coil vendor ScanMed of Omaha, Neb.

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At scientific journals focused on medical imaging, 82% of editors-in-chief and 30% of editorial board members receive financial compensation for these side jobs.

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Radiology is going though a period of disruption with a growing radiologist shortage, decreasing reimbursements and increasing numbers of exams, making workflow efficiency a critical concern.

The physician's attorneys say that he is being "over punished" for his actions.

"Everyone in charge at our institution thinks the female residents are 'whiny.' We are told to keep our heads down and not cause problems."