February 2024

DOJ collects $1.9B from healthcare in 2023, with imaging provider making 1 of the biggest payouts
Cardiac imaging use is skyrocketing, and radiologists are rising to the challenge
Change Healthcare cyberattack having an ‘alarming’ impact on physician practices, advocates warn HHS
Medical imaging vendor Carestream laying off 200-plus employees, closing facility
Investor-backed diagnostic imaging provider Affidea scores $216M in growth capital
Radiology Partners’ restructuring reduces its debt by 20% or $600M, Moody’s estimates
RadNet enters first new market since 2020, acquiring 7 imaging centers
Lawsuit accuses radiology AI vendor MIM Software of patent theft
Hologic breast care devices could cause life-threatening complications, FDA warns
Senators press congressional leaders to address radiologist Medicare pay cut
Class action lawsuit claims radiologists subjected patients to ‘secret’ MRI research
S&P views Radiology Partners’ debt refinancing maneuvers as ‘tantamount to a default’
Average in-network and OON payment amounts are converging in radiology
Over 134,000 US cancer cases went undiagnosed during COVID-19 pandemic’s peak
Radiology AI firm focused on visualizing dense breast tissue raises $1.7M
After lawsuit and lengthy delays, imaging firm finally moves forward with merger deal
Strategic Radiology expands to its 23rd state, adding 48-physician new member practice
Radiology Partners raises $720M in ‘growth equity’—more than double its target
Private equity-backed LucidHealth marks first foray into Southwest via HCA partnership
Radiology residents face an average of 46 interruptions during 1 night shift
Fresh off bankruptcy, radiology provider Akumin inks hospital joint venture deal
Startup that creates avatars via CT, MR images raises $5.4M from radiologists and investors
Routine chest CT often reveals patients at risk for cardiovascular disease, presenting radiology with ‘untapped’ potential
Providers prevail in 77% of No Surprises Act payment disputes, new CMS data show
Imaging industry veterans with 55 years of experience launch teleradiology practice management organization
Radiology AI startup AZmed raises $16M in series A financing
Annual mammography beginning at 40 reduces breast cancer mortality by 42%, new data show
Prominent radiology practice accused of refusing imaging services to wheelchair user
Facility diverts stroke and trauma patients amid cyberattack on large radiology practice
American College of Radiology asks CMS to permanently allow remote supervision of diagnostic tests
RadNet launching career training program to address technologist shortages
Radiology Partners leader to the specialty: ‘Keep your spears pointed outwards’
Physician congressman hopes to address ‘appalling’ inaction on Medicare pay fix by March
‘MRI’ is the most-searched medical term among patients seeking cost information
Access isn’t enough; other unmet needs keeping patients from using screening mammography
RadNet: General radiologists achieve specialist-level performance interpreting mammograms with help from AI
6 key trends in medical imaging physics
Private equity returns plummet to lowest levels seen since 2009
Radiology Partners adds 650 physicians and 62 new client sites in 1 year
Outpatient imaging provider attempts to capitalize on closure of 2 local hospitals
Burnout’s pronounced prevalence among radiologists underlines ‘urgent, unmet need’ for intervention
New breast imaging approach provides high sensitivity while reducing false positives: ‘Groundbreaking advancement’
Radiology practice SimonMed doubling centers offering full-body MRI scans amid ‘exponential’ demand growth
Physician Medicare payment reform the goal of new congressional working group
Akumin’s founder and CEO steps down days after radiology provider completes bankruptcy process
CMS beta testing new mammography-related quality measures
50-physician Vista Radiology inks partnership with Tennessee hospital system
US senators seek heightened scrutiny around AI’s use in healthcare
Whole-body MRI startup Ezra raises $21M, eyes 50 new locations in 2024
Private equity-backed Premier Radiology Services acquires rival remote-reading group
Multidisciplinary collaboration. Advanced visualization. Medical extended reality. Sounds like a job for enterprise imaging.
Enterprise imaging: The now and future king of medical image management
When enterprise imaging met artificial intelligence
Radiology provider Akumin completes bankruptcy process
Financial incentives significantly increase radiologist compliance with quality-improvement initiative
Accelerated MRI sequence helps radiologists assess heart disease patients without breath-holding
Sectra 'Best in KLAS' among PACS vendors; Agfa, 3M, Fujifilm and Nuance also make imaging list
After extracting $85M from imaging provider and its CEO, DOJ targets former chief financial officer
Private equity-backed Premier Radiology inks long-term partnership with nation’s largest occupational health provider
FDA issues Class I recall notice for Philips nuclear imaging system
Physician editorialist claims breast cancer screening at 40 will sow confusion; ACR fires back
World Health Organization forecasts 77% increase in new cancer cases by 2050
Optimizing reading efficiency to address radiologist shortages
More with less: Department cuts technologists’ wasted time searching for CT supplies by 62%
Radiology provider Akumin’s creditor takes complete control of the company
Patient sues SimonMed Imaging claiming tech injected her with Valium instead of contrast media prior to MRI
Is Medicare’s appropriate-use criteria program doomed? ACR chief discusses what went wrong and how it can get back on track
Radiology AI marketplace CARPL raises $6M in seed funding
Biogen discontinues Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm, once expected to spur surge in imaging use
Hospital pays $801,000 to settle allegations radiology practices billed for ‘shoddy’ imaging services