Regulatory: Page 112

Imaging groups decry looming NIH funding cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Several groups representing imaging research organizations are expressing concern about the effects of sequestration cuts on imaging research at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
July 23, 2013
NC enacts breast density law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory on July 23 signed legislation that directs healthcare facilities that perform mammography examinations to provide patients with information on their breast density.
July 23, 2013
GOP doctors urge House to preserve in-office exception
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Republican Doctors Caucus is urging Congress not to repeal the in-office ancillary services exception to federal physician self-referral regulations.
July 22, 2013
IMRIS lands FDA nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer IMRIS has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for Visius iCT, a ceiling-mounted intraoperative CT scanner.
July 21, 2013
Cuts on top of cuts: 2014 Medicare rates slash CT, MR payments
By Kate Madden Yee
One of the nuggets found in the recently proposed 2014 Medicare payment rates for hospitals is a change that would slash reimbursement for the technical component of CT and MRI scans by as much as 38% and 19%, respectively.
July 21, 2013
MITA criticizes HOPPS proposal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) is critical of recent payment changes proposed by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
July 17, 2013
CMS: Meaningful use driving EHR adoption
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said that federal incentive payments under the meaningful use program are driving the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), which are reducing errors and communicating data to patients.
July 16, 2013
Given gets approval for PillCam in Japan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Video-capsule endoscopy developer Given Imaging has received regulatory clearance to sell its PillCam Colon product in Japan.
July 16, 2013
Groups decry medical device excise tax
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device manufacturers have now paid an estimated $1 billion to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service for the medical device excise tax, according to several groups representing medical device manufacturers.
July 15, 2013
Japanese government reimburses for PEM scans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan announced that its Japanese distributor, SCETI, has received notification of reimbursement approval for Naviscan's positron emission mammography (PEM) scanner.
July 14, 2013
ACR comments on draft SGR repeal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has thrown its support behind a draft bill that would repeal the flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula for determining Medicare reimbursement.
July 14, 2013
Sectra registers dose-tracking software with FDA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS firm Sectra has registered its Sectra DoseTrack dose-tracking software with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
July 9, 2013
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