With breast density inform laws under consideration in 10 states as well as by the Federal government, the recent cautious notes sounded by the ACR and the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) were decidedly unwelcome to patient advocacy group Are You Dense.

Planned Parenthood experienced a whirlwind of donations following the Komen Foundation controversy, and plans to put the money towards mammography, according to NPR.

McKesson announced the release of McKesson Cardiology 13.0, a single database solution for cardiac and peripheral catheterization, hemodynamics monitoring, electrophysiology (EP), echocardiography, vascular ultrasound, nuclear cardiology and ECG/stress/holter management.

Is the widely reported lawsuit pitting Montana Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology Specialists against St. Peter’s Hospital another sign of a particularly litigious future for radiology? As hospitals continue to opt for exclusive contracts, Mark F. Weiss, JD, believes the answer may indeed be yes.

The American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) annual meeting winds up today and the vendors will be packing their booths. Here are some of the news items that caught our eye at the conference.

Advocates for broader coverage for low-dose CT lung cancer screening in patients with a heavy smoking history and other risk factors are cheering news that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will follow the lead of some private payors and cover the testing ahead of a Medicare coverage decision.

The impact of the Robert Smith-FDA whistleblower scandal has a farther reach than the stigma of internal spying, argues a Forbes op/ed piece.

Transparency is a term that can be applied to almost any aspect of a business’ operations, and while it is always a worthwhile goal, it is particularly important for radiology practices to embrace and achieve transparency when it comes to the billing cycle. A practice’s financial health is significantly improved by an ongoing understanding of the