The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved the Lumason contrast agent (Bracco Diagnostics) on Oct. 12 and granted it pass-through status under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System.

A team at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus shaved 10 minutes and 46 seconds off of the average length of stay (LOS) for emergency department (ED) patients undergoing CT scans, and have now published a report on how they accomplished the feat.

Taking a deep dive into the data generated by a practice can offer a roadmap, of sorts, to help find opportunities for value. A couple of recent top stories showcased two innovative ways to look at information that could help improve practice.

As the U.S. shifts further into the era of accountable care, hitting quality benchmarks becomes ever more important. Reimbursement is increasingly tied to the value generated by providers, and data about who is making the grade is becoming more transparent.

Here's a riddle: If every imaging interpretation is labeled stat, are any of them truly stat?

A radiology technologist at Bryan W. Whitfield Memorial Hospital in Demopolis, Ala., was arrested last week for allegedly committing sexual acts on at least two patients.

Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company has announced its continued support—including a financial commitment—of the Imaging Dementia - Evidence for Amyloid Scanning (IDEAS) study.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, although you probably don’t need another reminder of the fact.