Scientific experts are worried that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuing rule changes could weaken the way radiation exposure is regulated in the U.S., according to a report published Oct. 3 by The Associated Press.

Radiology Partners announced this week it has entered into a new partnership with Jacksonville, Florida-based Mori, Bean & Brooks (MBB).

The American College of Radiology (ACR) released an update to the ACR Appropriateness Criteria on Monday, Oct. 1. The update includes 179 diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology topics with 898 clinical variants covering more than 1,560 clinical scenarios.

Siemens Healthineers announced this week that Jane Kilkenny will be the company’s new vice president of U.S. magnetic resonance (MR) business management.

The prices of implantable medical devices to treat heart patients are up to six times higher in the United States than Germany, according to a study published Oct. 1 in Health Affairs.

MEDNAX has announced the acquisition of Radiology Specialists, a private radiology physician group based in Las Vegas. Radiology Specialists will be the seventh practice—the first in Nevada—to be part of MEDNAX Radiology Solutions.

GE Healthcare still plans to separate into an independent company after General Electric named a new chairman and CEO, according to a report by CNBC.

Same-day discharge following elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was safe and resulted in more than $5,000 in savings per procedure, according to an analysis of operations performed from 2006 through 2015. Yet only 9.1 percent of interventions that were studied achieved same-day discharge, representing an opportunity to trim healthcare costs in the United States.