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Medicare has denied $16M worth of radiology artificial intelligence claims
The federal payment program first started paying for AI in 2018 and has denied about 53% of claims (or 53,857) submitted by radiologists since then, experts detail in JACR.
Lantheus misled investors about blockbuster imaging agent, class action lawsuit claims
Plaintiff attorneys claim the Massachusetts-based company shattered the competitive position of Pylarify, a PET imaging agent for prostate cancer.
American College of Radiology touts key imaging provisions in House spending bill
"We urge Congress to pass final legislation that reflects this approach and retains ACR-backed provisions that can save lives," CEO Dana Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, said Sept. 10.
GE HealthCare to acquire Alzheimer’s imaging AI firm Icometrix
Founded in 2011 and based in Belgium, the AI firm offers the first software for automating brain assessments needed to administer disease therapies from Biogen and Eli Lilly.
Internet searches reveal skyrocketing interest in POCUS implementation
New data align with a rise in intrigue around bedside point-of-care ultrasound to address growing patient demand.

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Medicare has denied $16M worth of radiology artificial intelligence claims

The federal payment program first started paying for AI in 2018 and has denied about 53% of claims (or 53,857) submitted by radiologists since then, experts detail in JACR.

Lantheus misled investors about blockbuster imaging agent, class action lawsuit claims

Plaintiff attorneys claim the Massachusetts-based company shattered the competitive position of Pylarify, a PET imaging agent for prostate cancer.

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American College of Radiology touts key imaging provisions in House spending bill

"We urge Congress to pass final legislation that reflects this approach and retains ACR-backed provisions that can save lives," CEO Dana Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, said Sept. 10.

GE HealthCare to acquire Alzheimer’s imaging AI firm Icometrix

Founded in 2011 and based in Belgium, the AI firm offers the first software for automating brain assessments needed to administer disease therapies from Biogen and Eli Lilly.

Internet searches reveal skyrocketing interest in POCUS implementation

New data align with a rise in intrigue around bedside point-of-care ultrasound to address growing patient demand.

American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) President-elect Jamieson M. Bourque, MD, MHS, FASNC, medical director of nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, and the stress laboratory at UVA Health in Charlottesville, and a professor of medicine and radiology at the University of Virginia, said the society is fighting a major proposed cut in CMS reimbursements in 2026.

ASNC calls on members to fight 57% Medicare cut for cardiac amyloid imaging

Jamieson M. Bourque, MD, MHS, president-elect of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, shared the group's concerns with Cardiovascular Business. “This is going to have a highly negative impact," he said.

Boston Scientific to purchase Elutia’s drug-eluting envelope business for $88M

The FDA-cleared EluPro bioenvelope delivers two antibiotics to patients over an extended period of time after they receive an implantable pacemaker or defibrillator to cut infection rates.

Experts push for new generalist radiology AI models that move beyond single tasks, ease financial concerns

Consolidation of image interpretation assistance into one package can minimize costs and open the market to radiology providers who cannot afford current offerings, scientists write in Radiology.