Radiology Business

Radiology Business serves as a valuable information hub designed to assist C-suite hospital executives, physician-practice leaders, and payor organization leaders in their strategic planning efforts. It was created to guide healthcare leaders through the complexities and possibilities of healthcare transformation. Through its extensive media network, Radiology Business offers healthcare executives crucial insights into the news, challenges, and trends that are influencing the healthcare landscape.

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FDA authorizes 1st AI tool to predict 5-year breast cancer risk from routine mammograms

1 week ago | radiologybusiness.com | Marty Stempniak

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has OK’d the first artificial intelligence tool to predict five-year breast cancer risk from routine mammograms, the product’s developer announced late Friday. The de novo authorization is for Clairity Breast, from the Boston-based vendor with the same name. Most risk assessment models rely on age and genetics, the company noted, but 85% of women diagnosed with the disease do not have a family history.
Percentage of radiologists in private practice continues to plummet, AMA says

1 week ago | radiologybusiness.com | Marty Stempniak

The number of radiologists working in private practice continues to plummet, according to new data from the American Medical Association released Thursday. About 46.9% of physicians in the specialty said they work in a setting wholly owned by physicians rather than a hospital, health system or other entity as of last year. That’s down from 49.7% of radiologists in AMA’s previous every-other-year benchmark survey released in 2023 and 63.6% in the inaugural 2012 edition.
Radiology Partners the No. 1 initiator of No Surprises Act disputes with 136,784, CMS says

1 week ago | radiologybusiness.com | Marty Stempniak

Radiology Partners was the No. 1 initiator of No Surprises Act payment disputes in the second half of 2024 with 136,784, according to new data released Wednesday. The El Segundo, California-based industry giant accounted for about 15% of all disputes in Q4 of 2024 and 18% in Q3. HaloMD, a San Antonio, Texas, firm specializing in NSA dispute resolutions, was No. 2, initiating 134,318, followed by Knoxville, Tennessee, multispecialty group TeamHealth with 94,598.
Prenuvo reveals early findings from elective whole-body MRI clinical trial

1 week ago | radiologybusiness.com | Marty Stempniak

Prenuvo on Thursday revealed early findings from its recently launched clinical trial to explore the benefits of elective whole-body MRIs. The Redwood City, California-based radiology group first initiated Project Hercules in June 2024, seeking to enroll 100,000 adults in the study. Led by Chief Radiologist Yosef “Sefi” Chodakiewitz, MD, the trial is expected to last 10 years and is being run out of the Hercules Research Center in Watertown, Massachusetts.
Senators propose bill allocating $235M annually toward bolstering breast and other cancer screenings

1 week ago | radiologybusiness.com | Marty Stempniak

Bipartisan members of the U.S. Senate recently proposed legislation that would allocate $235 million annually toward bolstering breast and cervical cancer screenings. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, have reintroduced the Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS) for Cancer Act.
Breast, lung imaging facilities often in close proximity, with opportunity for same-visit screenings

1 week ago | radiologybusiness.com | Marty Stempniak

Breast and lung cancer imaging facilities often are near one another, presenting the opportunity for same-day screenings, according to new research. About 76% of eligible women reported undergoing mammography in the last year, one recent survey found. That’s compared to roughly 18% for low-dose CT lung cancer screening, according to another, experts detailed Monday in JACR. Why not leverage high breast cancer screening prevalence to boost LDCT uptake?
Samsung invests in ultrasound imaging startup Exo, which has now raised $320M

1 week ago | radiologybusiness.com | Marty Stempniak

Samsung has inked a “strategic collaboration” with ultrasound imaging startup Exo, which has already raised over $320 million in funding from some big-name investors. Bloomberg reported news of the impending partnership Monday, citing anonymous sources involved with the discussions. Founded in 2015, Exo offers a portable ultrasound platform that combines novel silicon-based hardware, “tightly coupled AI,” and “easy-to-use” collaborative software.
AI startup seeking to eliminate need for pre-op imaging raises $33M

1 week ago | radiologybusiness.com | Marty Stempniak

See All AI, an artificial intelligence startup seeking to eliminate the need for pre-op imaging, has raised $33 million in funding, leaders announced Tuesday. Its platform transforms standard 2D C-arm fluoroscopic X-rays into “navigable” 3D volumes. This helps reduce the need for pre-surgery CTs, MRIs and other scans.
Radiology societies voice ‘strong opposition’ to bill expanding Medicare coverage for chiropractic services

1 week ago | radiologybusiness.com | Marty Stempniak

Radiology societies are voicing “strong opposition” to a recently proposed bill that would expand Medicare coverage for chiropractic care. The federal payment program for seniors has covered such services since 1972, but “outdated provisions” force beneficiaries to seek diagnostic tests and other items from different providers.
Whole-body MRI provider Prenuvo challenges advertising claims made by competitor

1 week ago | radiologybusiness.com | Marty Stempniak

Whole-body MRI provider Prenuvo recently challenged advertising claims made by competitor Ezra, alleging its services are superior. Redwood City, California-based Prenuvo filed a formal complaint with the Better Business Bureau’s National Advertising Division in response to the actions. The company had taken issue with claims New York-headquartered Ezra had made on its website about the two whole-body MRI startups’ services.