The Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy bill (CARE) has been introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Mike Enzi, (R-Wyo.), and Sen. Tom Harkin, (D-Iowa).

Managing finances with the uncertainty of Medicare reimbursement rates took the top worry among 1,252 medical practice professionals participating in a survey from Medical Group Management Association-American College of Medical Practice Executives (MGMA-ACMPE) on their daily struggles.

Regardless of how the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the demand for healthcare workers will grow at double the rate of the national economy over the next eight years and 5.6 million new jobs will be created, according to a study from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.

Nearly three years after the state of Connecticut enacted the first breast density notification legislation in the U.S., an analysis of the performance of screening breast ultrasound revealed the modality helped detect small, mammographically occult cancers, according to a study published online June 21 in Radiology. However, overall positive predictive value of screening ultrasound was low and fewer than 20 percent of eligible women opted for the screening exam.

A lung screening and surveillance task force, established by the American Association for Thoracic Surgery and led by medical professionals from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, strongly recommended new guidelines for lung cancer screening in the June 20 online edition of the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) now stretch across 45 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., according to a white paper from Leavitt Partners. The 221 identified ACOs represent a 38 percent increase compared with those identified just six months ago.

Diagnostic Labs, a Burbank, Calif.-based clinical laboratory and radiology services company, is facing fraud allegations brought under the False Claims Act, according to a report from California Watch, a project of the Center for Investigative Reporting.

Bryan Sivak has been appointed the new chief technology officer for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Sivak, currently Maryland's chief innovation officer, replaces Todd Park who was named federal chief technology officer in March.