Today, the California State Assembly Business and Professions Committee unanimously approved a bill that would require health care providers to inform women who undergo mammograms about their breast density.

A bipartisan group of 61 members of Congress, led by Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX) of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Rep. Jason Altmire (D-PA) of the House Small Business Committee, have sent a letter to congressional colleagues voicing objections to imaging cuts recommended by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) in its June

An increase in the number of physicians leaving private practice for hospital employment is anticipated as the health care landscape continues to undergo change and the need for hospital/physician alignment accelerates, indicate two recent market reports.

Medical Management Professionals, Inc. (MMP), an Atlanta-based national firm provider of billing and practice management services to radiologists and imaging centers, has announced that Randal Roat, CHBME, its vice president of radiology services, received the Calhoun Award from the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) at the 2011

Up to $500 million in Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding will be awarded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to help hospitals and providers develop new programs, training, and monitoring initiatives aimed at improving patient care, the agency announced Wednesday.

In a move seemingly reflective of new directions in payment-bundling and risk-sharing among payors and providers, McKesson announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Portico Systems, a vendor of systems and software to health plans. The pending acquisition will allow McKesson to assemble a suite of products and services to

In its fourth annual survey of United States and international health care consumers, released this week, the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions found that among its U.S. survey respondents 47% of those with health insurance had an imaging exam or test in the last 12 months. Among those without health insurance, it was only 20 percent.

Radiology-specific objectives and measures should be incorporated into Meaningful Use requirements, stipulates a position paper approved by the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) at its June board meeting in New Orleans.