As initiatives for radiation-dose reduction take root in health systems and hospitals around the country—driven, in some cases, by state legislation mandating dose tracking and reporting—these organizations should be careful not to let messaging to patients fall by the wayside, according to Ian Judd, product manager for Sectra.

Despite a host of technical problems, more than 2 million people have already signed up for health coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) mandate.

Marked by plenty of merger/acquisition activity, 2013 was a more tumultuous year in the imaging industry than anticipated, according to Todd Sorensen, CVA, a partner with health-care valuation and advisory company VMG Health.

The month we’ve all been counting down to has finally arrived. It’s January 2014, and the individual mandate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is—at long last, and after many legal battles—in effect.

In what could be the first step in gaining a favorable recommendation for low-dose CT colonography from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), the organization has included the test in its draft research plan on colorectal screening

Two of New Jersey’s oldest imaging center operators, South Jersey Radiology Associates and Booth Radiology have merged forming a 13-location, 60 radiologist practice

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) have published final rules to renew and revise the 2006 EHR exception and safe harbor from self-referral/anti-kickback requirements

The overall drop in health care employment recorded by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics may reflect efficiencies in care