Radiology

There was a 76.5% decline in CMS reimbursement for MRI between 2003 and 2025, according to a study published Nov. 4 in Clinical Imaging.  Researchers analyzed CMS fee schedules from 2003 to 2025 and adjusted for inflation based on data…

Chester, Calif.-based Seneca Healthcare District has partnered with four other rural hospitals to provide mobile diagnostic imaging services across Plumas, Modoc and Shasta counties in California. The Multi-Entity Regional Critical Access Hospital Mobile MRI program will rotate weekly among five…

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health has launched radiology services at numerous outpatient clinics across New York City, the organization said Oct. 30.  The service expansion brings MRI, CT, ultrasound, X-ray, mammography and DEXA bone density scans directly into high-need areas,…

Radiologists are 10% more likely to practice as subspecialists than as generalists after experiencing a practice closure, a recent study found. The Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study, published Oct. 27 in the Journal of the American College of…

Race, breast density, medical history and imaging facility affiliation can influence the likelihood of false-negative mammogram results, according to a study published Oct. 22 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.  Researchers evaluated 38,304,525 mammography results from the National Mammography Database…

Nemours Children’s Health, Jacksonville (Fla.) named Stacy White, Jr., MD, division chief or interventional radiology. Dr. White will strengthen collaboration between specialties, expand inpatient consultation services and streamline workflows to improve access to interventional radiology services, according to an Oct.…

University of Chicago Medicine has launched an initiative that can reduce diagnostic timelines from up to three weeks to less than one week. The program, called Biopsy Now, offers same-day breast and lymph node biopsies for patients with highly suspicious…

Cincinnati Children’s has appointed Andrew Trout, MD, as radiologist in chief.  He previously served as director of nuclear medicine and as the radiology department’s director of clinical research, according to an Oct. 17 news release from Cincinnati Children’s.  The health…

RSNA Ventures, the Radiological Society of North America’s newly established innovation arm, has launched a strategic partnership with software company, Rad AI.  “Through this alliance, RSNA Ventures will deliver RSNA’s peer-reviewed content into Rad AI’s solutions already in use across…

Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System has partnered with Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health’s Tellica Imaging on three new imaging facilities.  The three facilities opened Oct. 7 in Auburn, Bremerton and Tacoma, Wash., according to an Oct. 3 news release from…