As the new coronavirus, COVID-19, continues to spread across the globe and the number of infections in the U.S. rises daily, healthcare industry groups are continuing to ramp up recommendations, guidance and pressure on policymakers and regulators to ensure healthcare providers are able to respond swiftly to the crisis with flexibility.

Virtual Radiologic has seen a notable uptick in computed tomography utilization as the number of U.S. cases of coronavirus has picked up. 

While the pandemic has tugged down consumer demand, CT scanner orders have swelled, with dozens rolling in recently. 

Susan G. Komen said its suggestion applies to healthy women of average risk for the disease and is aimed at minimizing exposure while freeing up “needed health capacity."

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University’s School of Medicine grabbed the top spot, with Harvard and the University of California, San Francisco, rounding out the top three. 

HHS is bringing together a public-private partnership to address emergency drug packaging with a U.S.-based solution using low-cost prefilled syringes.

The Hudson County, New Jersey, individual used local auto body shop employees and healthcare providers in a cash-for-referrals plot, which led to an estimated $3.5 million in total losses.

A recent survey found that younger rads are turned off by corporatization in the specialty. Radiology Business spoke with the author to better understand the results.