Professional Associations

This page includes news coverage of medical associations and medical societies. Use these links to find focused news coverage from specific organizations: Cardiology Associations, Healthcare Associations, Radiology Associations.

Compensation rising for cardiology APPs as they get more involved in patient care
Advanced practice providers continue to play a significant role in cardiology, helping care teams overcome the challenges brought on by an ongoing physician shortage, declining reimbursements and an aging population.
Reimbursement update: What hospitals need to know about new Medicare payments for cardiac CT
CMS finalized a significant policy change when it increased the Medicare payments hospitals receive for performing CCTA exams. What, exactly, does the update mean for cardiologists, billing specialists and other hospital employees?
Cardiologist remembered for his ‘great empathy, love and generosity’
James N. Kirkpatrick, MD, a cardiologist with the University of Washington, died unexpectedly on Jan. 1. Colleagues have shared loving tributes to Kirkpatrick, highlighting his passion for ethics and strong leadership skills.
Surgery outperforms PCI in NSTEMI patients with multivessel CAD
CABG was associated with a 41% lower risk of long-term mortality than PCI in a new study of more than 57,000 patients. The full analysis was published in European Heart Journal.
The primary reason Boston Scientific’s TAVR valve fell short in clinical trial
Michael Reardon, MD, co-principal investigator of the ACURATE IDE trial, discussed updated data on what may have impacted that study's findings.

RSNA fills out board of directors with new president, Rad Partners exec, and highly regarded equity expert

Radiation oncologist Bruce Haffty, MD, assumes the role of president, taking over for the departing Mary Mahoney, MD.

November 30, 2021

Prenatal MRI reveals ‘major’ brain differences among unborn babies exposed to alcohol

About 9.8% of women confess to drinking alcohol during their pregnancy, a number that's likely much higher, experts said Wednesday.

November 30, 2021

Intelerad Unveils New Cloud-Native Disaster Recovery Solution at RSNA 2021

Designed to provide secure, isolated and immutable copies of all medical images with unlimited capacity services, Cloud DR mitigates the risks against natural disasters, human error, technological failure or cybersecurity breaches amongst hospitals, healthcare systems and radiology practice groups.

November 30, 2021

Radiology Partners shares advocacy lessons after big win, with eye toward next legislative battle

"Be the squeaky wheel. This issue was taken care of because physicians stood up,” Rad Partners' Richard Heller, MD, told RSNA attendees.

November 30, 2021

Nuance launches ‘Precision Imaging Network’ providing AI first reads to relieve overburdened docs

The platform runs on Azure, a cloud computing service operated by Microsoft, which recently announced plans to acquire Nuance for $20B.

November 30, 2021

COVID-19 infection in pregnant mothers does not harm developing fetuses’ brains

Radiology experts analyzed fetal MRIs from 33 women who contracted the virus while bearing a child, sharing their results at RSNA21.

November 30, 2021

RSNA21: Referring providers receive radiology reports 35 minutes faster under structured framework

Turnaround time improvements are likely due to the fewer number of edits required from the initial draft to finalized report.

November 29, 2021

RSNA21: COVID-19 has exacerbated isolation in radiology, but offers clear paths to broaden its reach

Mary Mahoney, MD, explored these themes during her presidential address at RSNA's annual meeting.

November 29, 2021

Professional Associations

Compensation rising for cardiology APPs as they get more involved in patient care

Reimbursement update: What hospitals need to know about new Medicare payments for cardiac CT

Cardiologist remembered for his ‘great empathy, love and generosity’

Surgery outperforms PCI in NSTEMI patients with multivessel CAD

The primary reason Boston Scientific’s TAVR valve fell short in clinical trial