Teleradiology provider Virtual Radiologic (vRad) has filed a patent infringement suit against radiology technology and services company Tandem Radiology and two of its teleradiology customers, Direct Radiology and Imaging Advantage

The August Modern Healthcare/ECRI Institute Technology Price Index revealed a 27% drop in the average price paid by surveyed hospitals for PET/CT systems between May and June

David Kwiatkowski, a radiology technician that infected at least 45 people with hepatitis C, has plead guilty in federal court to tampering with a consumer product and obtaining a controlled substance at Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire

The newly revised requirements for diagnostic imaging affect ambulatory care, hospital and critical access hospital settings. Comments may be submitted between now and Sept. 25 2013

Indian radiologists are rallying around Dr. Gopal Battalwar, a radiologist from Nanded, after he was arrested for his alleged role in an illegal abortion

H.R. 2914, the Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2013, seeks to curb overutilization of advanced diagnostic imaging by significantly narrowing the types of medical services that would fall under "in-office ancillary services" exception to the Stark Law

Optimal Radiology and Advanced Diagnostic Imaging are moving forward with set up of their new joint corporate office in Nashville. They announced that they are hiring 15 new people to help staff the office and that it is now officially the company's headquarters

Few would disagree that it’s increasingly difficult to operate as a freestanding imaging-service provider. Reimbursement continues to face pressure, patients have become more savvy regarding their copayments, and increased competition from hospital operators has caused industry participants to become intensely focused on cost efficiencies. We have entered an environment where economies of scale and focused expertise will correlate with enhanced competitive advantages; consequently, we find evidence of increased partnerships and consolidations. One factor that stands to accelerate the partnership/consolidation trend is often left out of the conversation: The impact of the recession on capital investment in imaging equipment might soon create accelerated market activity, however.