An investigation from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) regarding prior authorization requirements in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans revealed concerns about access to care.

A new study found that while the absolute number of imaging studies performed in 2016 was twice the number of studies performed in 2004, the increase is attributable to a doubling in the number of active patients.

“We show for the first time that symptom data can be informative in predicting subsequent regional trends in hospital admissions due to COVID-19," one researcher said. 

Video reports could play an important role in increasing radiologists’ roles in patient-centered care, experts have suggested. 

Researchers have found the condition significantly less among patients who received at least two doses of a COVID vaccine.

Deep learning has bested experienced neurosurgeons at predicting poor outcomes, including mortality, among patients admitted comatose with severe traumatic brain injuries.

Randall Thompson, MD, immediate past president of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC), explains the current ASNC lobbying efforts.

Most radiological hardware and software systems now offer gender options beyond female/male classification, a recent analysis shows.