Implanting the Barostim device is now associated with an average payment amount of $45,000, up significantly from the previous average of $29,000.

More than 100 U.S. medical societies are throwing their support behind a new proposal that could reform out-of-date Medicare policies and help limit future payment cuts. 

Physician advocacy groups including the RBMA, ASTRO, MGMA and AMA criticized the final rule, with the latter calling it a "recipe for financial instability." 

Experts believe the data underline the need for reform, granting radiologists RVUs for this work and hiring more physicians to help ease the burden. 

The Plantation, Florida-based imaging center operator recently reached “important milestones” in its comeback from a debilitating October cyberattack. 

Experts see great opportunity in these data to address disparities and expand the volume of patients treated by the specialty. 

Widow Marlene Jackson accused Ohio radiologist Peter G. Knabe, MD, of negligence in failing to spot signs of lung cancer on her husband's CT scans.

Coupled with its acquisition of CoRead—an AI quality assurance company used by over 2,000 hospitals—the startup plans to rapidly scale its offerings.