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Radiology practice brings aboard 33 new radiologists in 2026. What’s its secret sauce?

Midwest Radiology Director of Recruiting Laurent Grignon, MD, recently spoke with Radiology Business about the successes, divulging some of his strategies.

Private equity invests in radiology AI firm AIRS Medical

Founded in 2018, AIRS provides deep-learning solutions including its flagship SwiftMR, which it says reduces scan times while boosting image quality.

Major private payer encouraging employees to leave willingly

The largest Medicaid-specialized managed care organization in the U.S. is offering buyout packages to most of its 60,000 or so staff workers.

‘Epic’ trademark lawsuit leaves healthcare staffing firm without a name

Epic Systems, the market leading EHR vendor, sued California-based Epic Staffing in 2024, arguing that the company’s name created confusion in the market. The lawsuit was settled out of court, with the employment firm agreeing to a full rebrand.

In the rush for AI gold, healthcare is getting left in the dust by finance

If the economy were an inter-sector track meet in which AI adoption propels the runners, healthcare would be getting repeatedly lapped by financial services.

Interventional treatment offers 'meaningful' alternative to surgery for osteoarthritis

A new technique for an emerging IR procedure has the potential to slow down the painful joint degeneration commonly seen in knee OA.

FDA shares update on breast biopsy needle shortage

The supply shortfall pertains to Brevera Breast Biopsy System Disposable 9 Gauge Needles manufactured by Hologic.

Joshua R. Silverstein, MD, FHRS, a cardiac electrophysiologist at Allegheny Health Network Cardiovascular Institute, explains the real-world impacts of Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) RVU cuts in electrophysiology.

'Not sustainable': The real impact of RVU cuts in electrophysiology

Despite a substantial increase in demand for electrophysiologists, payments for their services have remained stagnant.

Video interview with Wael Jaber, MD, chair of the 2025 American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) annual meeting, director of nuclear cardiology and a professor of medicine at Cleveland Clinic, shares some of the key highlights from the conference.

Key trends in nuclear cardiology take center stage at ASNC 2025

Wael Jaber, MD, chair of the 2025 American Society of Nuclear Cardiology annual meeting, shared some key takeaways from the conference. “This is no longer just about imaging for coronary disease," he explained. "Nuclear cardiology now helps guide therapy across a wide range of conditions."

Cardiologists have developed an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) model capable of accurately evaluating a long list of measurements on echocardiography results. The group detailed the development and validation of that model in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Open-source AI model delivers accurate echocardiography assessments

The algorithm, trained on more than 150,000 TTE studies, can calculate 18 different measurements regularly used in echocardiography

Lantheus misled investors about blockbuster imaging agent, class action lawsuit claims

Plaintiff attorneys claim the Massachusetts-based company shattered the competitive position of Pylarify, a PET imaging agent for prostate cancer.

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American College of Radiology touts key imaging provisions in House spending bill

"We urge Congress to pass final legislation that reflects this approach and retains ACR-backed provisions that can save lives," CEO Dana Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, said Sept. 10.

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