In a Sept. 9 letter to CMS, El Segundo, Calif.-based Radiology Partners expressed concerns over the proposed 2025 Physician Fee Schedule, colorectal cancer screenings and radiation dose management.
Category: Radiology
Radiology group urges CMS to reconsider cuts
In a Sept. 9 letter to CMS, El Segundo, Calif.-based Radiology Partners expressed concerns over the proposed 2025 Physician Fee Schedule, colorectal cancer screenings and radiation dose management.
Drugmakers shift focus to radiopharmaceuticals
The market for radiopharmaceuticals has the potential to grow to “tens of billions” if the drugs prove to be effective, according to a Sept. 16 report from CNBC.
Top 10 radiology programs: US News
Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University topped U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 list of the best universities for radiology, nuclear medicine and medical imaging in the U.S.
WVU Medicine hospitals, Associated Radiologists partner
Associated Radiologists, known as ARI, is now providing on-site radiology services exclusively for WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals in South Charleston, W.Va.
A gap in MRI safety
Another MRI accident has shed light on the lack of standardized safety protocols or an agency that oversees and enforces them, Fox 2 KTVU reported Sept. 9.
FDA's dense breast notification requirement explained
Effective Sept. 10, healthcare facilities providing breast imaging services will be required to notify patients of their breast density in mammography reports.
Why doctors are afraid to take on insurance giants—and how it hurts patients
Half of my family and many of my friends are doctors. I admire them enormously: they are smarter, work harder, and are more compassionate than any group I know. Yet sadly, they are all wimps. Despite non-stop carping about the dangers and cost of healt…
Oncology, radiology combine into growing field
As oncology treatments continue to incorporate genomics, radiologists would benefit by becoming more familiar with the field, according to a clinical research review published Nov. 3 in Radiology: Imaging Cancer.
Radiology group to pay $8.8M in fraud case
Houston-based National Interventional Radiology Partners and its radiologist CEO have agreed to pay $8.8 million to resolve allegations of kickbacks and False Claims Act violations, according to an Aug. 20 Justice Department news release.
