Forty-nine percent of radiologists have a net worth of $2 million or more, according to a new report published by Medscape. The report included survey responses from more than 20,000 physicians.

A San Jose-based company focused on machine learning for care optimization, Health[at]Scale, has raised $16 million in a Series A funding round, with Optum as its sole investor.

Broadlawns Medical Center (Des Moines, Iowa) purchased Carestream’s Clinical Collaboration Platform (see video link) with features that include advanced visualization, mammography, 3D, lesion management, PET-CT applications and integrated voice recognition.

CMS finalized a rule that aims to boost transparency of the cost of prescription drugs in Medicare Part D and enable Medicare Advantage plans to negotiate better prices for medicines. Notably, the final version backs off a controversial proposal that would have allowed Medicare Part D plans to exclude certain drugs if prices rise beyond a threshold.

Imaging-related policies are currently moving through numerous state legislatures, and the American College of Radiology (ACR) has provided a thorough update on where those bills stand.

"...to our knowledge, no studies of nationally representative data have explored racial and ethnic differences in ED medical imaging while accounting for patient-level factors and facility-level differences in imaging use,” wrote authors of a recent JACR study.

A top executive at the healthcare joint venture between Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase––Haven––has stepped down, according to CNBC. Chief operating officer Jack Stoddard, formerly general manager for digital health at Comcast, is reportedly leaving his position for personal reasons after just nine months at the company.

Many women who undergo screening mammography are also eligible for lung cancer screening (LCS), according to a new study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Yet LCS utilization in the United States remains considerably low.