The Illinois Bone and Joint Institute (IBJI) treats patients in the Chicago area for every orthopedic issue under the sun, from rheumatoid arthritis to total knee replacements, and its 100-plus physicians order thousands of imaging exams on an annual basis.

Plus, imaging workers claim unsafe conditions in California, and Alabama expands scope-of-practice rules for physician assistants. 

The authors suggest requiring drugmakers, hospitals and doctors to refund CMS and/or making pharma companies right-size drug containers.

One imaging physician with the National Health Service said the speciality comes into contact with all COVID-19 patients and that the government has forgotten about workers such as herself.

The California-based company provides a range of services that include imaging joint ventures, help with center acquisitions, and outsourced radiology assistance for hospitals.  

Experts from Emory University discovered a correlation after studying national Medicare imaging trends over a 12-year period and lining them up against lawsuit payouts.

Millennials, Gen Xers and Baby Boomers fall fairly close to one another in how they view several aspects of life with COVID. One in which the divide is wide: the desire for a “digital detox.”

Such sites generate significant income for hospitals, while also capturing a large portion of outpatient imaging, experts wrote in Academic Radiology.