CMS is accepting public comments on the topic for a period of 30 days. Recor Medical and Medtronic have both shared statements in support of the potential policy shift.

The center's 2024 total of 174 heart transplants represents an increase of 36% compared to 2023, and 10 of the patients receiving a new heart were young children. 

The agency is considering whether to let NPs and PAs examine radiographs in a federal health surveillance program. 

Margaret Lukasyk of West Hartford, Conn., posted her concerns about Jefferson Radiology on Facebook and received numerous responses. 

WindRose Health Investors is partnering with the management team at radiologist-owned CI, acquiring its technology platform and creating a new company called Civie. 

In other news, MedQuest has named Warren Christopher Shea as its chief legal officer, while Memorial Sloan Kettering picked Kimberly Feigin, MD, to oversee breast imaging. 

Having released the latest version of Llama in December, Meta is telling the world that open-source AI is the future of AI in healthcare. 

HHS has thought through the ways AI can and should become an integral part of healthcare, human services and public health. Last Friday—possibly just days ahead of seating a new secretary—the agency released a detailed plan for getting there from here.

John Michael Murdoch, then 51, was allegedly swabbed with alcohol prior to surgery when a spark from an instrument ignited his skin. His wife is suing Oregon Health & Science University on his behalf. 

New survey results delve deeper into what students are seeing in their future careers as physicians and how diagnostic imaging fits into the picture.