Drug prices in the U.S. are significantly higher than those in peer countries, according to new research from RAND. In fact, compared with 32 other countries combined, drug prices in the U.S. are 256% higher.

Brigham and Women’s saw a nearly 21% drop in the time between completing an imaging scan and a radiologist signing off on the final report, among other gains. 

Imaging advocates praised the policy change, which took effect on Monday, Feb. 1. 

Any physician firm that bills patients directly for their work will have “some level of exposure,” the investor service noted.

The family of 60-year-old Tim Zook is seeking answers from Pfizer but also urging others to still receive their shots. 

Coronary artery calcium scores generated by the system matched those manually performed by a human expert.

The algorithm can help physicians make key decisions about a patient’s health, including whether or not it is time to consider statin therapy. 

Pediatric and emergency medicine experts analyzed ED billing data from 52 hospitals across the U.S. over a four-year period for their study, published in JAMA Network Open.

AI has proven capable of automatically detecting looming heart trouble on CT scans taken for lung issues like lung cancer, pulmonary embolism and pneumonia.

Both groups agree on the importance of incidental masses and the need to address them but also indicated only a minority of organizations are taking active steps to do so.