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.
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Warwick-based-Rhode Island Medical Imaging has joined the Strategic Radiology coalition.
GE HealthCare and University of California San Diego School of Medicine are partnering to investigate advanced magnetic resonance imaging protocols and techniques for female-specific diseases.
Shifting radiology, imaging and other services out of the hospital could save the U.S. health system up to $147.7 billion in 2019 dollars annually, a recent study found.
Sixty percent of radiologists would take a pay cut for better work-life balance, a Medscape report found.
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Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health is set to open its new Outpatient Imaging Center at UCI Medical Center in the city.
While the average annual wage for radiologists in the U.S. is $353,960, nine states pay wages above the national average.
Rogers-based Mercy Northwest Arkansas received a $5 million gift from the Walmart Foundation to expand the hospital, including building a new interventional radiology suite.
Radiologist John Tentinger broke ground on a $250 million comprehensive healthcare campus in Urbandale, Iowa, the Des Moines Register reported Aug. 2.
The American College of Radiology has launched a quality assurance program to recognize radiology facilities that are leaders in adopting artificial intelligence technologies safely and effectively.