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Consolidation reigns in radiation oncology

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Solo practices in radiation oncology dropped significantly between 2015 and 2023, while the number of large practices increased by more than half, according to a study published March 4 in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics.

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AuntMinnie 2015: CMS issues final CT lung cancer screening approval

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Our top article in 2015 reported on the momentous CMS decision on CT lung cancer screening reimbursement. Editor's note: As part of the celebration of AuntMinnie.com's upcoming 25th anniversary, we're presenting 25 for 25 -- a series featuring our most popular content for each of the last 25 years.

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Triple-negative breast cancers impact female populations differently

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per year from 2015 to 2019); Hispanic women aged 65 years or older (2.3% per year from 2010 to 2019); and Black women (1.4% per year from 2010 to 2016 and 4.3% from 2016 to 2019). To compare, the triple-negative disease incidence remained unchanged among non-Hispanic white women.

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FDA updates list of cleared VR, augmented reality devices, with radiology leading the way

Radiology Business

The administration has now authorized a total of 69 medical products that incorporate AR/VR since 2015, including 28 in radiology.

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Attrition is not a primary driver of the current national radiologist workforce shortage

Radiology Business

About 13% of radiologists left the workforce in this fashion between 2015 and 2019, with the specialty consistently having lower attrition relative to other providers.

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Thousands of radiology practices have lost their independence amid waves of consolidation

Radiology Business

Between 2015 and 2022, nearly 3,500 physician practices that provide radiology services disappeared from the Medicare Provider Data Log, according to the Neiman Health Policy Institute.

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Pritzker family-backed Epic Staffing Group acquires teleradiology outfit

Radiology Business

Independently owned and launched in 2015, the radiology practice is “committed to providing the most efficient, quality reads in nearly 50 states."