June 2023

Private equity could face more scrutiny as FTC turns up the dial on merger reviews
Women strongly prefer contrast-enhanced mammography over breast MRI for supplemental screening
ACR, members of Congress agree: ‘Great urgency’ needed to reform MACRA
Radiology society says EPA proposal could pose ‘significant disruptions’ to patient care
Academia still lagging behind private practice in allowing radiologists to read remotely
Radiology Partners seeking new investors to help repay more than $2B in debt: Report
‘High levels’ of unfamiliarity with the Family and Medical Leave Act among US radiology practices
X-ray-focused AI firm Gleamer raises $29.5M from venture capital firms, radiologists
RadNet joins hospital giant HCA and others in coalition to address woeful cancer screening rate
AI and medical imaging data firm Flywheel raises $54M in series D financing
Radiologist is the highest paying job in these 4 states
Automated correlation of knee MRI, surgical findings saves radiologists’ time
FDA approves Bayer’s imaging agent Ultravist for use in contrast-enhanced mammography
American College of Radiology voices support for MD tapped to lead NIH amid confirmation hearing holdup
Physician-owned hospitals charge less for imaging than their counterparts
MRI product developer raises $30M in series A financing, plus more vendor fundraising news
More assertive language in cancer screening reports leads to likelier receipt of follow-up care
Fitch Ratings adds Radiology Partners to list of top companies at risk of a debt default
S&P upgrades RadNet’s credit rating, citing ‘disciplined financial policy and growth agenda’
Radiologist developing $250M medical campus that includes spot for his imaging group
Radiologists read across an average of 5 subspecialties but aren’t always confident doing so
AI startup aiming to build world’s largest medical imaging library raises $2.75M
American College of Radiology, AMA partner to fight nonphysician scope creep
‘Learning analytics’ provides more comprehensive means to assess novice radiologists’ skills
Troubled imaging AI company files for chapter 11 bankruptcy
‘Crisis on our hands’: Radiologists warn of ‘dangerously long’ wait times for imaging
Surprise-billing legislation took away Envision Healthcare’s ‘secret sauce,’ health economist says
FDA greenlights software that supports blood-flow analysis via MRI without contrast
RadNet closes public stock offering after raising $259M or 48% more than original ask
Eyeing overutilization, health system schools fledgling internists in Imaging Wisely
American College of Radiology tells CMS new quality measure would pose too much burden
Hospital system joint venture will launch 1 of state’s largest new imaging facilities
University of Chicago startup scores $1M to help commercialize interventional radiology product
Improving interoperability between the PACS and EMR
Black patients face 34% lower odds of completing lung cancer screening after a referral
Private equity-backed Capitol Imaging acquires 2 radiology groups spanning 10 locations
Radiology practice SimonMed launches nationwide whole-body MRI service, charging fraction of competitors’ prices
‘Past the breaking point’: AMA calls for urgent action to fix ‘dilapidated’ payment system
Hospital system and 2 imaging center chains band together in joint venture deal
RadNet raises $225M through public stock offering
Radiology Partners’ debt holders weighing options with attorneys following credit downgrade
Deal struck to preserve coverage for USPSTF-endorsed imaging services
US Radiology Specialists expanding its pipeline for attracting and retaining technologists
Radiologist-founded augmented reality startup raises $20M from Kevin Durant, Mayo Clinic, Disney CEO
3 key radiology IT systems trends 
Prompting primary care physicians in the EHR helps boost use of CT for lung cancer screening
Publicly traded radiology provider Akumin taps Philips veteran for C-suite role
RadNet expects to log upward of $18M in revenue from its AI division this year
Private equity firm acquiring 'leading' teleradiology group that spans 48 states
10 ways to boost participation of Black Americans in Alzheimer’s research
US Radiology Specialists hires executive from its private equity backer to fill out C-suite
Radiology societies issue ‘call to action’ against looming threat to physician offices’ financial viability
Interventional radiology among 4 specialties with the greatest growth in claims volume since 2018
State abortion restrictions do not appear to impact radiology residency applications
‘AI doctor’ reads radiology reports, other physician notes to predict patient outcomes
American College of Radiology, nuclear medicine society urge CMS to fix years-old billing code mistakes
Artificial intelligence outshines traditional risk model at predicting breast cancer
Startup scores FDA clearance for virtual reality tool that creates patient avatars via CT, MR images
S&P downgrades Radiology Partners amid worries its capital structure could become unsustainable
Federal bill would require more transparency from private equity-backed physician practices
Nurse navigators help radiology departments contribute to value-based care, study charges
‘It was killing some of these radiology departments’: State grapples with long licensing delays
FDA clears GE HealthCare MRI tool that can cut scan times by up to 83%
AMA, radiology groups ‘strongly oppose’ federal bill that would expand nurses’ authority
Radiologist reaches settlement with hospital system he claimed fired him for requesting remote work
New data highlight ‘massive gap’ between what Medicare, Medicaid pay for diagnostic imaging
ACR ‘concerned’ some commercial insurers are requiring cost-sharing for USPSTF-endorsed services
Whole-body MRI startup Ezra scores FDA clearance for AI tool to speed up scan times
Society of Interventional Radiology to hold legislative briefing on Capitol Hill
Radiologists support bipartisan bill to mitigate Medicare cuts tied to clinical labor costs
How CT creates barrier to treating pulmonary embolism patients in cheaper outpatient settings
FDA clears GE HealthCare’s AI solution for enhancing PET/CT image quality
Radiology practice suffers ‘significant’ cyberattack