Ben White

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Since I started writing about private equity in radiology back in 2022 and more recently since featuring private practice jobs on the site followed by launching Independent Radiology , I often get questions that read something like this: If private practice is so great, why are so many groups struggling? Because it’s hard.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2025

and radiology has learned much since then, according to experts who directly dealt with the diseases impact. They also spearheaded the development of guidelines for the American College of Radiology (ACR), recognizing the role that imaging had in diagnosing COVID-19 in patients.

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Radiation Oncology Radiology X-ray Radiation 204

Health Imaging

APRIL 18, 2023

Energy consumption reduction tactics could decrease greenhouse gas emissions owed to radiology while also saving departments tens of thousands of dollars every year.

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Hospital Radiology 360

Radiology Business

MARCH 3, 2025

Rosman, MD, MBA, deputy chief, radiology enterprise service, Mass General Brigham, explains how moving imaging outside of hospitals could save billions of dollars for U.S. healthcare.

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Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Finding the right enterprise imaging (EI) system is critical for radiology practices and hospitals that need to expand and scale their multi-specialty image management and reading capacity.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Radiology staff at the Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv are making steady progress with their plan to restore normal service after a devastating missile attack. On July 9, 2024, AuntMinnieEurope.com posted an article about the extensive damage caused to Ukraine's largest pediatric hospital.

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Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

ImageCare Radiology announced the decision Nov. 21, with the practice pulling out of Atlantic Health's Hackettstown and Newton Medical Centers effective the same day.

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Ben White

JANUARY 22, 2025

But he shared a personal belief that such PE-backed provider groups serve their shareholders interest, not the patients’ and doctors’ and hospitals’ interests. This is an example of a hospital that chose to help create an independent group instead of trying to bring everyone in-house.

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Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Adventist Health finalized its purchase two Central California Coast hospitals in March but is still struggling to offer radiology services.

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Ben White

APRIL 3, 2025

Fast Readers vs Practice Builders One of the ways that cultural breakdowns manifest in radiology practices is the conflict between fast readers and practice builders (or, in academics: gold-star earners vs worker bees ). The post Radiology Staffing Shortages and Group Culture first appeared on Ben White.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 27, 2025

Hospital-based sites are more likely to be experiencing this shift compared to independent imaging centers. By site type, 55% to 59% of independent imaging centers and hospitals with 200 or more beds use one CT technologist for CT procedures, while this is only the case for 39% of hospitals with less than 200 beds.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 21, 2025

New Jersey-based University Radiology Group (URG) has rejoined the Strategic Radiology coalition of independent radiology groups, raising the coalition's privately owned member groups to 43. URG, a 60-year-old radiology practice based in East Brunswick, employs over 180 board-certified radiologists who interpret over 2.1

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Radiology Business

AUGUST 7, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revealed the news under the 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule released on Aug.

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Radiology Business

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The challenges occurred after Crozer Health's previous longtime radiology services provider, Southeast Radiology Ltd., shuttered in June.

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Hospital Radiology 260

AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Allegheny Health Network's (AHN) Allegheny Valley Hospital (AVH) in Natrona Heights, PA has completed a $12 million expansion and renovation of its imaging and radiology department. A new mobile imaging pad outside the hospital also now supports rotating MRI and PET/CT capabilities.

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Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Hospitals and physicians are pressing lawmakers to pass two previously proposed pieces of legislation that allow international medical graduates to work here longer.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Less than 1% of hospitalized cancer patients undergo percutaneous ablation to relieve pain associated with bone or soft tissue tumors, according to a study by researchers at Emory University. The study was published January 30 in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. percentage points; p = 0.019).

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Interventional Radiology Inpatient Hospital Radiologist 212

Ben White

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Radiologist Workforce: AJR Expert Panel Narrative Review ,” just published in AJR: Between 2014 and 2023, the number of radiology practices decreased by over 17%, while the number of practices with 25-49, 50-99, and 100 or more radiologists grew by 33%, 126%, and 349%, respectively. Consolidation in action. Scale to combat scale.

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Radiology Radiologist Hospital 130

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2025

Recruiting remains a key concern among both academic and hospital radiology practices, with 67% of radiologists reporting that their practices are understaffed, researchers have found. The group's results were published January 30 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. The complete study can be accessed here.

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Ben White

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The gap has narrowed because the academy is demanding much more, lots of rads are just nonacademic employees of the university behemoth working a generic job, and the labor shortage means hospitals/universities need to pay more to compete in the job market. The post The Academic Radiology Salary Gap first appeared on Ben White.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

With 100% of precincts now reporting, we’re finally ready to declare this year’s winners in our annual awards program recognizing excellence in radiology. The voters also zeroed in on the ongoing shortage of radiologists as the Biggest Threat to Radiology. Most Influential Radiology Researcher Minnies 2024 Winner: Erik H.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 1, 2024

The First Read Initiative donated 7 Butterfly iQ+ ultrasound devices to the Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine. I am moved by their commitment to bring radiology resources to improve the lives of millions. Volunteer, travel, teach, or just dedicate the first x-ray of your day to bring the power of radiology to the world.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The ruling "gives insurers significant leverage to demand confiscatory discounts from out-of-network providers," the AMA, American Hospital Association and others contend.

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Hospital Insurance 286

AuntMinnie

MARCH 14, 2025

Overall, the professional component reimbursement for our sample practice is estimated to decrease 2.16% while global reimbursement is estimated to decrease 3.55% from 2024 levels, based on the same volume of services.

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Radiology Business

AUGUST 15, 2024

The findings are based on a survey of over 1,000 radiologists, technologists and other care providers, detailed Wednesday in JAMA Network Open.

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Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The company is partnering with Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center to help expand radiation oncology services across the Reno marketplace.

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Health Imaging

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Philips and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have released findings from their efforts to reduce waste in the hospital's radiology department.

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Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Docs at the AMA’s Interim Meeting in Orlando, Florida, have voted to support greater oversight of nonprofit hospitals and to standardize charity care policies.

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Hospital Radiologist 264

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Some of my radiological heroes would report a staggering 30,000 to 40,000 radiographs a year. I remember the crossing of this particular radiological Rubicon about 15 years ago here in the U.K. But the pressure kept building, and the number of CT and MRI scans grew by 20% annually in my hospital. So what happened?

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 10, 2025

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that use AI and machine learning, including those used in radiology. The FDA continues to evaluate emerging AI technologies in the health space, with radiology leading all other health specialties in FDA clearances. cleared by the FDA are used in radiology. The Health Tech Investment Act (S.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 4, 2024

SINGAPORE - Radiology AI technology is here -- and more is coming. But its continued integration into the healthcare continuum will not be without its challenges, according to Charlene Liew, MD, director of cardiothoracic imaging at Changi General Hospital in Singapore. What are the "four horsemen of the radiology AI apocalypse"?

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Radiology Business

MARCH 1, 2024

Kate Hanneman, MD, explains why many vendors and hospitals want to lower radiology's impact on the environment. Taking steps to reduce the carbon footprint in healthcare isn’t just an opportunity," she said. It’s also a responsibility."

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Finally, we provide a sampling of interventional radiology research, which is also largely concerned with reducing patient radiation. The finding underscores the importance of adopting a value-based approach to radiology, according to the researchers. The group notes that it is evaluating the model for implementation in four hospitals.

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Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Washington becomes one of a select few where attorneys can also go after a hospital that hired outside physicians, joining South Carolina, Michigan, Maryland and Iowa

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Radiology Business

AUGUST 7, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revealed the news under the 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule released on Aug.

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Medicare Inpatient Hospital Radiology 264

Radiology Business

APRIL 18, 2024

The “nation's largest independent provider of specialized breast health services” is teaming with Northwest Healthcare to expand imaging offerings in the Tucson region.

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Radiology Business

APRIL 11, 2024

For the first time, the percentage of practice ownership by PE firms and other corporate entities (30%) surpassed hospitals or health systems' share (28%).

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