A jury awarded $11.5 million to a woman from Framingham, Massachusetts, in a medical malpractice suit filed against a radiologist in the state, which argued he was negligent in not adequately identifying a heart problem that eventually led to permanent brain damage, according to the Boston Globe.

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is championing bipartisan legislation introduced Wednesday, June 5, that would reduce prior authorization practices found to delay patient access to necessary cancer treatments.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating a handful of healthcare companies over potentially using intermediaries to set up bribes with Chinese government and hospital officials to sell medical equipment, according to reporting by Reuters.

The president of Portable Radiology Services in North Canton, Ohio has been indicted for defrauding Medicare and Medicaid of nearly $2 million for billing x-ray services that were never rendered, reported Cleveland 19 News.

The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) Board of Trustees also introduced the new editor of its Magnetic Resonance in Medicine journal.

The American College of Radiology Council also elected its new vice president during the ACR 2019 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Daniel Picus, MD, was named the recipient of the William T. Thorwarth Jr, MD, Award on May 20, during the American College of Radiology’s Annual Meeting in Washington D.C.

The American College of Radiology has released a toolkit to better explain the Jan. 1, 2020, CMS mandate to referring providers after many members expressed concern about their referring provider’s lack of awareness about the upcoming policy.