IDX to acquire transcription firmIDX Systems has signed a definitive agreement to acquire medical transcription services firm EDiX. The deal is valued at $20 million plus the assumption of EDiX debt. Subject to regulatory and EDiX shareholder
IDX Systems has signed a definitive agreement to acquire medical transcription services firm EDiX. The deal is valued at $20 million plus the assumption of EDiX debt. Subject to regulatory and EDiX shareholder approval as well as satisfaction of other closing conditions, the transaction will be accounted for as a pooling of interests and is scheduled to close in the first quarter of 1999. n
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Large Medicare Study Shows Black Men Less Likely to Receive PET and MRI for Prostate Cancer Imaging
August 1st 2025An analysis of over 749,000 Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with prostate cancer over a five-year period found that Black men were 13 percent less likely to receive PET imaging and 16 percent less likely to receive MRI in comparison to White men.
The Reading Room Podcast: A Closer Look at Remote MRI Safety, Part 3
August 1st 2025In the third of a three-part podcast episode, Emanuel Kanal, M.D. and Tobias Gilk, MRSO, MRSE, discuss strategies for maintaining the integrity of time-out procedures and communication with remote MRI scanning.
Reducing the Interval Breast Cancer Rate of Screening DBT: Can AI Have an Impact?
August 1st 2025In a retrospective review of screening digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) exams for over 200 women with interval breast cancers, researchers found that AI provided accurate localization of cancers in 32.6 percent of the cases.
The Reading Room Podcast: A Closer Look at Remote MRI Safety, Part 2
August 1st 2025In the second of a multi-part podcast episode, Emanuel Kanal, M.D. and Tobias Gilk, MRSO, MRSE, share their perspectives on remote MRI safety protocols for ensuring screening accuracy and adherence to conditional implant guidelines as well as a rapid and effective response to adverse events.