Forming an effective Accountable Care Organization (ACO) through a merger without running into trouble with the Federal Trade Commission's anti-trust rules may require walking a fine line and paying close attention to an evolving set of government rules and recommendations.

With new research showing that CT scans may help in the early detection of lung-cancer in current or former smokers, hospitals are increasingly offering steeply discounted CT scans to patients for cash, reports Kaiser Health News (KHN).

With tremendous political power concentrated in the 12 members of the Congressional "super committee" tasked with cutting as much as $1.5 billion from the Federal budget, having an established political relationship with super committee members may be one of the few ways interest groups have to influence the outcome of the committee's budget cut

To make a point about how health IT can curb runaway health care costs, Peter R. Orszag cited the experience of Partners HealthCare System Inc. in Boston.

The American College of Radiology (ACR) plans to create its own professional development and leadership academy next year. The ACR's Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) will be an innovative, multi-level, multi-year academy that will feature world-class instructors from renowned universities, the ACR press release promises.

For the fourth year of in a row, AHRA: The Association for Medical Imaging Management and Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., are offering grants to fund programs, training or seminars aimed at improving patient care and safety in CT, MR, Ultrasound, X-ray and Vascular imaging.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given 510(k) clearance for VitreaView, a new universal viewer from Minneapolis-based Vital Images Inc.

A group of primary care physicians from Georgia have filed suit against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, claiming that the agency and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are violating federal laws by relying on the American Medical Association