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Recent billing code changes wreaking havoc for radiation oncologists, new survey finds

“This is a financial emergency for our practice,” one physician says, according to a new survey from the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

Private equity-backed teleradiology group continues to grow through acquisition

The Miami-area imaging outfit has reached a deal to buy Global Imaging Solutions, a “leading” teleradiology group that handles about 350,000 reads annually.

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Radiopharma firm secures $85M to expand domestic production of radioisotopes

SpectronRx announced the funding on April 2, highlighting the critical need for a reliable domestic supply of radiopharmaceuticals.

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Interventional radiology vendor Merit Medical to acquire rival for $140M

The Utah-based company plans to merge with View Point Medical, which manufactures the OneMark Detection Imaging System.

Over 130 hospitals sue HHS over changes to the DSH payment calculation that could cost facilities billions

In total, 131 hospitals are acting as plaintiffs. They’re asking a court to throw out 2023 changes to the Disproportionate Share Hospital calculation that altered the way Medicare Advantage and Social Security income were factored into the risk-adjusted payments hospitals receive for caring for vulnerable patient populations.

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Oracle cuts thousands of jobs as AI investments fail to pay off

The cloud infrastructure company said in a recent investor meeting that its heavy spending on AI has been complicated by the global GPU and CPU shortage. Some 10,000 workers have reportedly been laid off, but the true number is unknown.

American College of Radiology elects new board leaders

Each of the members will assume their new role following the conclusion of ACR 2026, set to take place in Washington, D.C., in early May.

AI guidance reduces exam time by 34% for novice ultrasound operators

The quality of ultrasound exams depends highly on operator skill, but experts believe artificial intelligence could improve consistency considerably.

William P. Shutze, MD, FACS, secretary of the Society of Vascular Surgery (SVS), a vascular surgeon with Texas Vascular Associates in Plano, Texas, and a clinical associate professor of medicine at Texas A&M College of Medicine, explained the role of vascular surgeons in peripheral artery disease (PAD) and critical limb ischemia (CLI).

Getting vascular surgeons more involved leads to key improvements for PAD patients

Vascular surgeons perform procedures interventional cardiologists and interventional radiologists do not do—so why not make sure they are part of every heart team conversation?

Northwestern deploys new mobile stroke unit equipped with 32-slice CT scanner

The MSU operates 365 days a year and covers 138 square miles. Hundreds of patients have been treated through the MSU, with more than 500 receiving critical care in it 2025 alone.

Activist investors sue UnitedHealth to force annual reporting on patient care access

Led by a Quebec-based faith organization, a coalition of investors is asking a court to force UnitedHealth to provide details on the social impacts of its history of mergers and acquisitions. The lawsuit comes after the plaintiffs, all company shareholders, failed to get the proposal passed through internal channels. The Securities and Exchange Commission has also opted not to intervene.

Trump DOJ launches probe into three medical schools over possible race-based admissions

Ohio State University College of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine and UC San Diego School of Medicine all received letters this week where federal authorities are requesting details related to admissions, including standardized test scores, donor correspondence and more. The schools say they are already compliant with state and federal regulations.

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Recent billing code changes wreaking havoc for radiation oncologists, new survey finds

“This is a financial emergency for our practice,” one physician says, according to a new survey from the American Society for Radiation Oncology.