Radiologists are nearly twice as likely as other providers to qualify for Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) bonuses, according to a study published online Jan. 8 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

AHRA: The Association for Medical Imaging Management and Toshiba America Medical Systems have named the seven recipients of the fifth annual Putting Patients First grant program.

Teleradiology experience gained by reading images for many hospitals is not on par with experience gained by repeatedly reading images for just a few hospitals, according to a study published online on December 20, 2012, in Organization Science.

While lawmakers managed to avert the fiscal cliff on Jan. 1, imaging took a hit. The one-year Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) fix is partially funded by an increase in the imaging equipment utilization threshold. The Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act also slipped off the radar during the last-minute scramble to pass a palatable deal. Finally, the deal cuts payments for some radiosurgery procedures.

RadNet has acquired Lenox Hill Radiology of Manhattan in New York City for approximately $30.3 million, which includes the assumption of approximately $1.2 million of debt.

Despite misconceptions that radiologists are not subject to the Stark Law because they don’t refer patients, business relationships with other physicians, including reading agreements, do require compliance and radiologists should scrutinize these arrangements, according to an article published in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

A West Virginia radiologist has filed a lawsuit against a practice she helped form, alleging she was defrauded of her ability to conduct business and had false accusations made against her in an effort to sever the practice’s relationship with her, according to a report in The West Virginia Record.

Los Angeles County Superior Court is awarding Allstate Insurance Company more than $7 million in a qui tam action filed by the insurer on its behalf and on behalf of the People of the State of California against a Long Beach chiropractor, Daniel H. Dahan, DC, and his business, Progressive Diagnostic Imaging, arising from a scheme to defraud insurance companies.