Radiology

UnitedHealthcare updated its Designated Diagnostic Provider program for advanced diagnostic imaging services to exclude all pediatric patients, according to a June 12 American College of Radiology news release.  The program started in select states in 2022 and offered reduced cost-sharing…

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso’s medical school has named Eric Rohren, MD, PhD, dean. Dr. Rohren is chairman of the radiology department at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and a radiologist specializing in cancer imaging.…

A series of technology-enabled quality improvement initiatives reduced additional imaging recommendations by 44% at Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital, according to a study published June 3 in Radiology.  The interventions were aimed at improving the efficiency and actionability of additional…

New Brunswick, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health has launched a focused ultrasound program for the treatment of essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease.  The platform delivers MRI-guided focused ultrasound without surgical incision, according to a June 3 news release from the health system. …

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine radiologists used a generative AI system — designed in-house by Northwestern engineers — to boost documentation efficiency by 15.5%, according to a study published June 5 in JAMA Network Open.  The system was utilized across Northwestern Medicine’s…

Interventional radiology residents experienced increased productivity and well-being with the implementation of a night float schedule, according to a study published May 26 in Academic Radiology.  Here are four things to know from the study: Read the full study here.

In 2024, Tuscaloosa-based University of Alabama Medical Center’s radiology residency program was the most viewed radiology program on Freida, the American Medical Association’s residency and fellowship database. The database saw more than 32,000 views across 198 radiology residencies in 2024,…

An AI-powered software system has been trained to mimic radiologists’ eye movements as well as predict where a radiologist would likely look next, according to an April 21 in Scientific Reports.  Here are four things to know about the technology:…

Certified child life specialists at New York City-based Lerner Children’s Pavilion at Hospital for Special Surgery eliminated the need for sedation during almost 2,000 pediatric MRIs over an eight-year period.  The achievement was presented at the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of…

Siemens Healthineers will relocate Varian manufacturing operations from Baja, Mexico, to Palo Alto, Calif. Varian produces radiotherapy, radiosurgery, proton therapy and brachytherapy systems and software.  The move will add about 50 manufacturing jobs to the operation, according to a May…