Nearly 18% of patients receive follow-up imaging or invasive procedures despite negative findings on lung cancer screening CT. 

Serious discrepancies between preliminary imaging reads and final radiology reports are at risk of accumulating when the prelims are rendered during overnight hours. 

The disparity appeared concentrated among white, privately insured, higher income, and middle aged (50-79 year-old) men. 

Connexia aims to address growing demand for outpatient imaging, along with shifting desires from some radiologists, USRS said.

Its challenges have included a key imaging center shuttered by a hurricane, equipment delivery delays and problems filling positions. 

Vital's Doctor-to-Patient Translator uses the latest large language models and natural language processing to simplify imaging results and other clinical notes. 

The 2023 Radiology Business Salary and Job Satisfaction Report includes survey responses from all members of the imaging team. 

Meanwhile, the company's imaging center segment continues to boom, tallying record revenues and earnings in Q2.