American College of Radiology (ACR)

The American College of Radiology represents diagnostic radiologists, radiation oncologists, interventional radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians and medical physicists. The society represents more than 41,000 diagnostic and interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians and medical physicists. ACR helps members, through advocacy, quality and safety, and innovation, and serves as the voice of radiology, demonstrating value and setting standards to advance the field and practice.

American College of Radiology announces significant expansion of Lung Cancer Screening Registry
The ACR hopes these changes, including the addition of diagnostic performance feedback, will help reduce the number of patients with incidental nodules lost to follow-up each year.
ACR shares guidance to help members deal with confusing White House executive orders
A string of executive orders from the White House created serious concerns among radiologists and other healthcare providers throughout the United States. The American College of Radiology issued a statement to help guide its members through the chaos.
ACR partners to create AI foundational model assessment website
Christoph Wald, MD, vice chair of the American College of Radiology Board of Chancellors, explains the partnerships with academic institutions to create the Health AI Challenge will help provide a better understanding of how foundational AI models work.
ACR Assess-AI national data registry tracks performance of clinical algorithms
Christoph Wald, MD, vice chair of the ACR Board of Chancellors, explains how the new Assess-AI National Radiology Data Registry is designed to help monitor accuracy and other metrics for radiology artificial intelligence.
ACR offers resources to achieve radiology AI best practices
Dana Smetherman, MD, CEO of the American College of Radiology, explains resources available through its Data Science Institute to evaluate and validate the quality of imaging algorithms.

Due date arrives for Medicare cash advances as docs plead for extension: ‘Many practices will fail’

CMS first launched the offering back in March to help smooth over cash flow concerns for providers hobbled by the pandemic.

Major imaging groups launch campaign urging patients to ‘return to care’

Industry advocates such as RSNA and the American College of Radiology are concerned about recent reports of consumers putting off imaging amid fears of contracting COVID-19.

ACR ‘pleased’ with $2T coronavirus relief act, awaits further guidance for beleaguered radiology practices

In a statement sent to Radiology Business, the college said it looks forward to “swift regulatory action” that will spell out how imaging practices and hospitals can apply for relief.

ACR collaborates with ASTRO on updated radiation therapy guidelines

The American College of Radiology has teamed up with the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) on updated radiation therapy parameters for clinicians.

ACR, ASTRO update radiation therapy practice parameters

In total, the groups released seven updated practice parameters that describe recommended procedures and considerations to safely administer radiation depending on practice area.

ACR, SIIM announce winners of AI-based pneumothorax challenge

More than 350 teams submitted results as part of the SIIM-ACR Pneumothorax Detection and Localization Challenge and were required to create algorithms to prioritize patients for quick review and treatment.

ACR, SIIM celebrate winners of AI challenge

The results are in! The American College of Radiology (ACR) and Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) announced the winners of the groups’ machine learning challenge during SIIM’s Conference on Machine Learning in Medical Imaging in Austin, Texas.

Update: ACR cheers addition of key provision to surprise billing legislation

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has cheered the inclusion of a key provision to the No Surprises Act (HR 3630), new legislation designed to address the issue of surprise medical bills.

American College of Radiology (ACR)

American College of Radiology announces significant expansion of Lung Cancer Screening Registry

ACR shares guidance to help members deal with confusing White House executive orders

ACR partners to create AI foundational model assessment website

ACR Assess-AI national data registry tracks performance of clinical algorithms

ACR offers resources to achieve radiology AI best practices