Texas Radiology Associates (TRA) inked a deal with the Baylor Health Care System to be the sole provider of imaging services at its McKinney, TX facility when the center opens in July 2012.

vRad CEO Rob Kill will be out by the end of the month and the search for his replacement has begun in earnest, confirms Sandy Schmitt, senior vice-president of strategy and development at the company.

In what the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) is calling a landmark study that will save lives, time, and money, coronary CT angiography (CCTA) was found to be more effective in treating ER patients with chest pain than traditional methods.

A bookkeeper at a Columbus, SC radiology practice pled guilty last week to racking up $672,433 in unauthorized charges on the credit cards of her employers.

The widely reported decline in 2010 of diagnostic imaging spending and utilization announced by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) this week demonstrates to policymakers the value of medical imaging on multiple fronts, says Gail Rodriguez, executive director of the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA).

A host of localized Medicaid billing issues identified throughout the country—from intra-state repayment concerns to 5010 compliance issues—have the healthcare industry bracing for impact before the 2014 Affordable Care Act implementation deadline.

Of the 250,000 new cases of breast cancer detected annually, intra-operative radiation therapy (IORT) vendor iCAD believes its Xoft Axxent eBx system may be able to treat as many as 110,000, sparing many women the months-long, post-surgical treatment associated with external beam radiation therapy (EBRT).

Farmington, CT-based Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (HTFC) finalized a $15 million venture loan to Radisphere National Radiology Group Wednesday, a move both companies say will provide a valuable platform from which the specialty practice group can grow.