When outpatient imaging center Ocean Radiology (New York, New York) opened its doors in South Brooklyn, seven years ago, the intention of Steven Polk, founder and owner, was to offer an unparalleled imaging service to the community. “We differentiated ourselves from the other imaging providers in the area by going with high-end equipment (which wasn’t common, around here) and with sophisticated studies that weren’t being done at the time,” Polk recalls. “The nearest hospital is an hour’s trip away, and having a study done there could take all day. We’re close to our patients’ homes, convenient, fast, and high quality.”

In the wake of the Cedars-Sinai CT overexposure scandal, California passed legislation in 2012 mandating the monitoring and reporting of CT-exam radiation dose; since then, dose-monitoring legislation has passed (or is being considered) in multiple states, and public awareness of radiation risk has been significantly heightened. Ian Judd, product manager for Sectra, says, “There’s been a lot of media attention in the United States, and in Europe as well. Due to instant access to information on the Internet, people are far more aware that radiation is a bad thing. What they haven’t been made aware of is that it’s a good thing, when used correctly.”

On July 28, I was lucky enough to attend a physician-leadership learning track prior to the AHRA’s annual meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The day got off to a running start with “Creating Sustainability in Medical Imaging: Defining and Rewarding Value,” presented by Rich Duszak, MD, CEO of the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute of the ACR®.

Jeffery A. Surges has resigned as CEO and director of Chicago-based Merge Healthcare Inc. following another disappointing financial performance in the company’s second quarter

An unnamed provider has scored a win for all health-care providers in the struggle with payors for patient insurance-coverage transparency, according to an article in Modern Healthcare.

Hoping to lower the cost of billing, the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based SimonMed Imaging Inc. chain of centers is outsourcing billing operations to Zotec Parners of Indianapolis

Large and prestigious with four decades of experience, academic credentials and advanced health information technology, New Jersey’s University Radiology fills in more than just a geographic hole for in Strategic Radiology’s growing network of radiology practices

Five physician shareholders at Radiology Imaging Consultants S.C. of the Chicago suburb Harvey, Ill., have filed suit against their practice alleging that they are being squeezed out of the business to increase the proceeds the remaining shareholders would earn if the practice was sold.