Economics

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Rural hospital switches radiology providers to address lagging wait times
Hillsdale Hospital has entered an agreement with Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Premier Radiology, with the new arrangement starting Oct. 21.
Private equity-backed Medline files for IPO
The company, founded in 1966, has been providing supplies to cardiac surgery suites and cath labs for decades.
Medical malpractice reforms appear to curb unnecessary imaging in ED
State caps on malpractice damages were associated with a roughly 21% decrease in low-value imaging use for headaches, according to new Neiman Policy Institute research.
Rayus Radiology joins others in offering $40 mammography AI add-on service
The private equity-backed imaging group is initially launching artificial intelligence-enhanced breast imaging at clinics across Washington state.
Consolidation may be driving radiologists away from practicing as generalists
Radiologists who experienced a practice closure are more likely to operate as subspecialists afterward, according to new Neiman research.

Women who pay for mammography AI see higher cancer detection rates. But is this extra charge ethical?

RadNet Inc. presented new research at RSNA 2024, showing that women who paid $40 for an AI add-on experienced a 21% higher breast cancer detection rate.

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Imaging AI vendor Cleerly raises $106M in Series C funding

Founded in 2017, the Denver-based company offers an artificial intelligence solution that analyzes coronary CT angiography images for signs of heart disease.

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Cleerly’s momentum continues as AI specialists raise $106M

The news comes at the end of a busy year for Cleerly. The company says it will use the funds to grow commercially and generate more evidence in support of its FDA-approved technology.

A majority of medical devices involved in Class I recalls were never required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to undergo premarket or postmarket clinical testing, according to new research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.[1]

AI-powered ECG screening a cost-effective way to ID heart failure patients

The technique was especially cost-effective in outpatient settings, according to a new study of more than 22,000 patients.

Operations manager, doctors charged in $70M imaging kickback scheme

The scam took place over a period of seven years, resulting in Medicare being billed for more than $70 million in fraudulent claims for unnecessary scans.

Without radiology services, beleaguered hospital system forced to temporarily close 2 EDs

The challenges occurred after Crozer Health's previous longtime radiology services provider, Southeast Radiology Ltd., shuttered in June.

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85% of radiation oncologists surveyed say the burden of prior authorization is worsening

Another 94% believe that this utilization-management tactic, deployed by health payers, exacerbates burnout among their staff, ASTRO reported Wednesday.

Radiology group will pay over $5M to settle allegations it bribed referrers

Private equity-backed American Health Imaging allegedly doled out tickets to concerts, the SEC Football Championship, meals and fishing trips to help induce referrals.

Economics

Rural hospital switches radiology providers to address lagging wait times

Private equity-backed Medline files for IPO

Medical malpractice reforms appear to curb unnecessary imaging in ED

Rayus Radiology joins others in offering $40 mammography AI add-on service

Consolidation may be driving radiologists away from practicing as generalists