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Lawmakers led by Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, R-N.C., are reintroducing the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026, which is endorsed by the AMA and MGMA. 

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Noridian is reportedly requiring rads to provide medical records “they do not control,” and are unable to force referring physicians to furnish. 

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U.K.-based Lucida Medical’s diagnostic tool is already deployed by the NHS, with the company earmarking the funds for the pursuit of regulatory approval in the U.S. 

FDA issues recall of imaging systems

Philips notified affected customers of the issue in early March, also sharing details on signs of potential system failures. 

UnitedHealthcare Avery AI Application

The new agentic program, called “Avery,” is now available to millions of UnitedHealthcare members through its existing app. The insurer said the model will help patients to find providers, understand benefits, get updates on claims and more.

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The closed-loop digital platform is equipped with an intelligent scheduling algorithm and a dynamic report dispatching system.

Michiel Voskuil, MD, PhD, an interventional cardiologist and professor at University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands, presented his team’s data on the ACC.26 stage.

Patients with coronary artery disease and severe aortic stenosis often undergo PCI before TAVR. According to new data presented at ACC.26, however, deferring PCI is associated with comparable outcomes as well as a reduced bleeding risk.

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New findings from a large CT lung cancer screening dataset reveal that a substantial number of patients have significant incidental findings visible on their scans. 

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In fact, researchers wrote, TAVR and SAVR were linked to comparable long-term outcomes for heart patients who have previously been exposed to mediastinal radiation. 

Pei-Ni Jone explains ASE push for 3D TEE in congenital heart

The introduction of a 3D pediatric transesophegeal echo probe is having a major impact on how these pediatric congenital heart patients are being treated.

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The Find It Early Act aims to ensure all women have access to exams such as ultrasound and MRI, with no out-of-pocket costs. 

Alex Towbin, MD, FAAP, FACR, FSIIM, SIIM chair-elect, radiologist, associate chief medical information officer, associate chief, Department of Radiology, and the Neil D. Johnson Chair of radiology informatics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and Sylvia Devlin MS, RT, CIIP, FSIIM, SIIM treasurer and director of customer success imaging informatics, Radiology Partners, explain how SIIM helps make clinician imaging informatics champions.

Education through the organization provides the knowledge needed for clinicians to work with IT teams to implement major system projects.

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Lawmakers led by Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, R-N.C., are reintroducing the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026, which is endorsed by the AMA and MGMA.