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Southeast hospital system inks $46M enterprise imaging deal with Sectra

The Sweden-based imaging IT and cybersecurity firm said it will deliver its storage solution as a fully managed cloud service to multiple sites.

RadNet acquires 60-year-old New York imaging group

The publicly traded imaging center operator is adding Kingston-based River Radiology, which has billed itself as the oldest imaging group in Ulster County.

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Medicare picks participants for WISeR model, including radiologist-owned tech company

Oklahoma will use Humata Health, a firm founded by “recovering radiologist” Jeremy Friese, MD, who said he had grown frustrated with the struggles of prior authorization.

S&P places Hologic on Credit Watch after news of $18B private equity takeover

Moody’s noted that Blackstone and TPG are financing the transaction with $12.25 billion in debt, spread across three separate loans.

Some PET exams may be overutilized in oncology

In 2020 alone, there were more than 2 million 18F-FDG PET/CT scans conducted in the United States.

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Konica Minolta partnering with one of the largest teleradiology practices in the US

Transparent Imaging currently distributes work to more than 200 radiologists, who collectively read over 1 million imaging exams per year.

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Nebraska’s lawsuit against Optum and Change Healthcare can move forward, judge rules

The UnitedHealth Group subsidiaries had attempted to have the case dismissed. However, a court rejected the motion. Nearly half of Nebraskans were impacted by the infamous February 2024 data breach on Change Healthcare.

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Minnesota hospital still pushing noncompetes, despite AG investigation

Such contract clauses are illegal in the state. However, physicians at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth said they’re being pressured to sign them or face dismissal.

CMS may double Medicare payments for cardiac CT

The agency is gathering feedback on a proposal to double the amount hospitals are paid for coronary computed tomography angiography, with the comment period ending Sept. 9.

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Cardiology groups introduce new performance, quality measures for heart failure

The American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association and Heart Failure Society of America worked together on the updated document, adding three new performance measures and six new quality measures. They did not remove a single recommendation from the previous document published in 2020.

Diagnostic mammograms not superior to screening for women with breast pain

A screen first approach for women who present with breast pain decreases healthcare spending without the risk of overlooking cancer, new analysis shows.

The J-Valve manufactured by JC Medical, a Genesis MedTech company, includes a self-expanding nitinol frame, bovine pericardial leaflets and three anchor rings designed to assist operators with alignment. Its delivery system was built with transfemoral access in mind, and JC Medical plans to offer the valve in five different sizes.

New TAVR valve for native aortic regurgitation linked to positive 30-day outcomes

The J Valve from JC Medical was linked to positive outcomes and “excellent” hemodynamic data after 30 days in an early feasibility study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. Researchers noted that the valve showed potential in patients with large aortic annuli, which represents an "unmet critical need" at this stage.

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Southeast hospital system inks $46M enterprise imaging deal with Sectra

The Sweden-based imaging IT and cybersecurity firm said it will deliver its storage solution as a fully managed cloud service to multiple sites.

Radiology Business

RadNet acquires 60-year-old New York imaging group

The publicly traded imaging center operator is adding Kingston-based River Radiology, which has billed itself as the oldest imaging group in Ulster County.

Radiology Business

Medicare picks participants for WISeR model, including radiologist-owned tech company

Oklahoma will use Humata Health, a firm founded by “recovering radiologist” Jeremy Friese, MD, who said he had grown frustrated with the struggles of prior authorization.