Radiology Business recently sat down with William T. Thorwarth Jr., MD, to discuss the future of value-based care in the specialty and how Congress can help remedy the program of what ails it. 

There is significant variation from one radiologist to the next in suggesting follow-up head and neck imaging, Harvard experts detailed in AJR. 

This includes elevated diagnosis rates for non-Hispanic Black women in their 20s and 30s, before regular mammography screening starts. 

The Neiman Imaging Comorbidity Index was created using claims from over 10.5 million individuals covered by a large commercial payer.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based Consulting Radiologists Ltd. allegedly terminated senior staffer Brent Bullis, MD, after he raised patient safety concerns. 

A total of 75 radiology departments received National Institutes of Health funding between 2017-2021, ranging from $195,000 to nearly $217.9 million. 

Radiology has been a common target in such efforts to reduce spending and prevent healthcare waste. But is such scrutiny warranted? 

Female patients and those with public insurance plans were much more likely than others to witness delays of 10 days or more, according to new research.