The widely reported decline in 2010 of diagnostic imaging spending and utilization announced by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) this week demonstrates to policymakers the value of medical imaging on multiple fronts, says Gail Rodriguez, executive director of the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA).

A host of localized Medicaid billing issues identified throughout the country—from intra-state repayment concerns to 5010 compliance issues—have the healthcare industry bracing for impact before the 2014 Affordable Care Act implementation deadline.

Of the 250,000 new cases of breast cancer detected annually, intra-operative radiation therapy (IORT) vendor iCAD believes its Xoft Axxent eBx system may be able to treat as many as 110,000, sparing many women the months-long, post-surgical treatment associated with external beam radiation therapy (EBRT).

Farmington, CT-based Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (HTFC) finalized a $15 million venture loan to Radisphere National Radiology Group Wednesday, a move both companies say will provide a valuable platform from which the specialty practice group can grow.

ACR has tapped imaging contract research mega-star Donald P. Rosen, MD as CEO of its for-profit CRO, ImageMetrix.

Medicare is one of a number of items House Republicans would put on the chopping block in their 2013 federal budget proposal, “The Path to Prosperity”.

A new partnership between clinical research software developer Merge Healthcare and image collection specialists AG Mednet will pair the resources of the two in developing an automated logistics platform for use in imaging trials.

Patients who rely on CMS quality metrics when selecting their diagnostic imaging provider might find that information doesn’t matter so much.