Administrator Seema Verma recently revealed that her agency has identified such changes as a top priority in 2020.

“This pioneering effort leverages evidence-based guidelines and the consensus of medical experts in a new and powerful way to optimize care for military veterans,” said Theodore L. DeWeese, MD, chair of ASTRO's board.

Twenty-four imaging advocacy groups are asking lawmakers to stave off any cuts to the National Institutes of Health, which funds numerous radiology-related research initiatives.

The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research, which includes the American College of Radiology and Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, is pushing for a bump to the institute's budget.

Tenet Healthcare Corporation and its affiliated Palm Springs, Calif., hospital Desert Regional Medical Center (DRMC) have agreed to pay $1.41 million to the U.S. government to settle False Claims Act allegations that the organization knowingly charged Medicare for unnecessary procedures.

A certain segment of patients is prone to undergoing dozens of CT scans, potentially increasing their chance of harm from radiation and contrast agents, researchers wrote in the European Journal of Radiology. 

Imaging physicians who are feeling worn out or depressed on the job prefer to hit the gym (most often in a Toyota) rather than a bottle or joint, according to a new survey.

The percentage of imaging experts who prefer to deal with distress on their own is higher than last year's Medscape survey.