On average, imaging costs per patient were almost 300% higher in the substance-use cohort, experts detailed in Academic Radiology. 

Patients who are black or from socioeconomically disadvantaged populations are more likely to miss their appointments, according to new research published in JACR. 

NRC is teaming with Connecticut-based Stamford Health to open a new outpatient center with improved efficiency and competitive pricing. 

The proportion of women undergoing breast cancer imaging has dropped significantly from the peak seen between 2007 and 2010. 

The American Medical Association has sent its study to thousands of members of the specialty but only received seven responses, ACR says. 

“Rather than working longer and/or faster, there are ways for radiologists to work smarter," researchers wrote in the American Journal of Roentgenology. 

“Our recent strong operating results, successful public offering and upgrade of our corporate credit rating have substantially lowered our leverage and improved our access to capital,” the company's CFO said. 

Hospital group Intermountain hoped to sell Saltzer Health but instead opted to shutter the physician group while retaining its imaging center in Meridian, Idaho.