A new free resource allows radiologists to determine whether they would have been designated as patient-facing by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from 2012 through 2014. Developed by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, the Radiologist Patient Facing Dataset (RPFD) allows users to look up all the radiologists in their practice to determine if they are likely to be exempt under the Merit-Based Incentive System (MIPS) group reporting option.

January 19, 2017 — Hitachi Ltd. announced the formation of a new Americas business group focused on consolidating its various medical imaging offerings while expanding its focus on healthcare innovation and informatics. The company will combine Hitachi Aloka Medical America Inc. into Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc. on April 1, 2017, which will then change its name to Hitachi Healthcare America Corp.

Breast cancer screening in Denmark was associated with a substantial increase in the incidence of nonadvanced tumors and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) but not with a reduction in the incidence of advanced tumors. The rate of overdiagnosis was also substantial. The findings of a cohort study are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.