The relative value unit (RVU)-based compensation model in U.S. academic medical centers can twist incentives and prioritize clinical productivity over research and teaching, three researchers argued in a viewpoint published Oct. 20 in the European Heart Journal.

Novarad’s OpenSight Augmented Reality (AR) System is the first AR solution for Microsoft HoloLens to receive FDA clearance for pre-operative surgical planning, the company announced this week.

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Research & Education Foundation awarded the $75,000 2018 Carestream Health/RSNA Research Scholar Grant to Christine E. Edmonds, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Is neuroimaging being overused on seizure-related visits to the emergency department (ED)? Authors of a study published in Epilepsia believe so.

According to a recent editorial in Academic Radiology by Richard H. Cohan, MD, and Matthew S. Davenport, MD, each from the University of Michigan Hospital, in Ann Arbor the answer is yes. Declining per-case reimbursement has forced hospitals to intensify radiologist workloads to keep revenues from declining.

President Trump announced a new rule that would tackle high drug prices by tying payments to international prices and signed a package of opioid bills into law.

Out-of-pocket healthcare spending in the U.S. increased across all states and demographic groups in 2017, following a three-year upward trend that culminated in a record year-over-year growth rate, according to a report from JPMorgan Chase Institute.

Sharon Gibbs, director of the radiology department at VCU Health in Richmond, Virginia, aims to provide quality, timely and efficient care. To do so, she must define, analyze and track the metrics and quality needs of her large care providing team, which consists of more than 40 faculty radiologists, over 200 technologists, and numerous other stakeholders. Gibbs knew that a single analytics solution would enable her to gather data more quickly.