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455 individuals charged with perpetrating healthcare fraud to the collective tune of $6.5B+

The defendants include 90 physicians and other licensed medical professionals.

Sex-specific outcomes after TAVR and SAVR: Key takeaways from a new meta-analysis

TAVR was associated with early benefits for women. After five years, however, outcomes were comparable across the board.

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FDA clears AI software for flagging signs of vascular disease

The newly cleared software alerts clinicians when it detects a suspected vascular occlusion.

Hundreds of cardiologists incorrectly added to new mandatory payment model

When CMS shared a list of cardiologists being targeted with a brand new payment model, the American College of Cardiology identified a long list of apparent mistakes.

Hospital must pay $23M jury verdict after radiologist misses spinal cord injury on CT

Plaintiff attorneys believe this is the largest non-death-related malpractice payout in the history of Maine, with Brewer-based Northern Light Health system on the hook for the damages.

Arizona passes legislation requiring insurers to cover follow-up breast imaging

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs on June 19 signed SB 1165 into law following its passage in the state Senate.

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Retired radiologist donates $1M to school of medicine in honor of late husband

Janet H. Sung, MD, gave the gift to the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo.

Radiology group launches high school program to increase IR career awareness

It will include both in-person observational rotations and virtual learning sessions, giving students an opportunity to experience the full patient care cycle, from consultation to follow-up.

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House committee votes unanimously to block AI-enabled Medicare prior authorizations

A pilot program to use artificial intelligence to approve or deny traditional Medicare claims is currently active in six states. If successful, an amendment from the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee would block its expansion.

Florida residents charged in Medicare fraud conspiracy said to involve 6,000 beneficiaries

The grand jury indicted two individuals for their alleged roles in a scheme to steal data on Medicare patients and re-sell that information for a premium to nefarious actors for the purpose of siphoning funds from the program. One of the individuals is accused of photographing patient records to obtain names, dates of birth and other personal information.

Portable PET/CT scanner guides bedside IR procedures

Though these treatments are typically done with assistance from real-time fluoroscopy, there is ample evidence nuclear imaging may offer more benefits.

6 opportunities to encourage wavering doctor trainees to chin up and soldier on

Last month saw the release of research showing a small but nontrivial number of physicians quit the job soon after completing residency training. Now comes a separate study suggesting the reasons for the phenomenon are often deep, diffuse and knotty—and thus difficult to address in a strictly programmatic way.

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