Two-fifths of leaders at academic medical centers, 41%, see reducing average length of patient stay as far and away the No. 1 “most untapped” strategy to turn around falling operating margins.

Founded in 1992, Vacaville-based California X-ray Imaging Services Inc. is an authorized distributor for several leading manufacturers. 

The American College of Radiology praised the hearing as a potential first step to address inadequate reimbursement levels under the federal payment program. 

The proportion of women undergoing breast cancer imaging has dropped significantly from the peak seen between 2007 and 2010. 

The rumors, it seems, were true. Once the deal is finalized, Shockwave Medical will operate as a business unit within Johnson & Johnson MedTech.

The American Medical Association has sent its study to thousands of members of the specialty but only received seven responses, ACR says. 

UnitedHealth recently announced plans to purchase Steward Medical Group, a multispecialty radiology provider that spans nine states, after private equity owners left it financially hamstrung. 

“Rather than working longer and/or faster, there are ways for radiologists to work smarter," researchers wrote in the American Journal of Roentgenology.