A total of 18 hospitals, health systems, clinics and physician groups in California will receive grants nearly $20 million from Blue Shield of California to help them participate in accountable care organizations (ACOs).

Compared with other cities, Detroit has one of the highest mortality rates in the U.S. for non-small cell lung cancer, according to research presented at CHEST 2011, the 77th annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians, in Honolulu Oct. 22-26.

Patients seeking information about nuclear medicine and molecular imaging can now access discoverMI.org, a patient-focused website launched by the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM).

The results of three studies, released Oct. 21 during a meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association, validated previous research that suggested C-11 choline PET/CT scans can be utilized as a staging and potentially therapeutic tool in prostate cancer.

The American College of Cardiology's (ACC) PINNACLE Network is partnering with Paragon Health to present a six-part webinar series focused on "Advancing the Business of Cardiovascular Care."

The FDA warned against the use of jet injectors for administering influenza flu vaccines in an Oct. 21 statement. Now, Portland, Ore.-based Bioject Medical Technologies, a developer of needle-free drug delivery systems, is questioning why the FDA cleared two such devices for that use.

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) have launched a new online Community on Payment Innovations, funded by Johnson & Johnson, with the goal of bringing together a combination of stakeholders to focus on payment reform debate, encourage innovation and collaboration and share best practices and lessons learned.

The probability that screening mammography saved a womans life is less than 25 percent, according to an article published Oct. 24 in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The accompanying commentary advocated for clinicians to share a simple scientific message that does not inflate the survival benefit of screening mammography.