Radiology

The public comment for HHS' proposed cybersecurity rule will end at midnight March 7. The rule aims to revise existing security standards "to better protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information," according to the department's website. 

Just over 70% of all private equity-employed radiologists in the U.S. work for a single physician-owned practice, El Segundo, Calif.-based Radiology Partners, according to a study published March 5 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Caryn Karff was named administrative director of radiology for Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University Hospital-Jeanes Campus and Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital, all based in Philadelphia, according to a March 4 system news release.

A radiology shortage has been plaguing health systems for a few years and is expected to get worse in coming years — but systems are making changes to reduce its impact.

From assistant professors to department chairs, here are nine radiologists on the move in 2025:

Houston Methodist Hospital and Madison, Wis.-based UW Health are the first U.S. healthcare organizations to use GE Healthcare's new PET radiotracer, Flyrcado.

Photon-counting detectors developed by University of Houston researchers may lead to more advanced medical imaging diagnostics, according to a study published Dec. 30 in the Journal of Medical Imaging. 

Covington, La.-based St. Tammany Health System has partnered with software company Inflo Health to enhance the system's radiology services, according to a Feb. 20 news release shared with Becker's. 

Canon Healthcare USA, a subsidiary of Canon, will establish its U.S. headquarters in a Cleveland Clinic-adjacent building located in the Cleveland Innovation District. 

Researchers have trained an AI framework to read chest X-rays by mimicking the eye movements of radiologists, according to a paper published Dec. 12 in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine.