CMS must ensure transparency, clarity and predictability by providing detailed guidance on comparator drug selection and the evaluation of evidence, according to a group of D.C.-based health policy researchers.

The update covers scenarios such as thoracic back pain (where imaging usually isn't appropriate) and penetrating torso trauma (which sometimes requires X-rays or CT). 

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, an outspoken critic of private equity's influence, praised the group's efforts. "Together, we’re taking on this trillion-dollar, behemoth industry that’s hurting working people and sucking money out of the rest of the economy," she said. 

On average, imaging costs per patient were almost 300% higher in the substance-use cohort, experts detailed in Academic Radiology. 

NRC is teaming with Connecticut-based Stamford Health to open a new outpatient center with improved efficiency and competitive pricing. 

Both S&P and Moody’s highlighted the Los Angeles-based company's strong revenue growth, competitive position and solid liquidity. 

Two-fifths of leaders at academic medical centers, 41%, see reducing average length of patient stay as far and away the No. 1 “most untapped” strategy to turn around falling operating margins.

Founded in 1992, Vacaville-based California X-ray Imaging Services Inc. is an authorized distributor for several leading manufacturers.