Regulatory: Page 113

2014 MPFS, HOPPS proposals are a mixed bag
By Kate Madden Yee
Proposed new Medicare payment rates for 2014 were released on July 8 by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and they're a mixed bag for providers of imaging services. The agency has continued to cut reimbursement for most imaging procedures, but at a lower rate than in the past.
July 9, 2013
MPFS for 2014 includes good and bad news
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on July 8 released a Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule for 2014.
July 8, 2013
Fla. law allows teleradiology for Medicaid patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology services provider Radisphere said that a new Florida law enables remote teleradiology interpretation of radiology studies for Medicaid patients in the state.
July 8, 2013
GE recalls gamma cameras after fatal accident
By Brian Casey
In the wake of a fatal accident in which a patient was crushed by one of its gamma cameras, GE Healthcare has advised users of many of its nuclear medicine systems to stop using the products until they have been inspected by GE service engineers.
July 8, 2013
SNMMI disagrees with CMS PET decision
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) expressed its disappointment with the July 3 draft decision from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the use of beta-amyloid PET imaging agents.
July 8, 2013
Lilly 'disappointed' with CMS draft decision
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eli Lilly and its subsidiary Avid Radiopharmaceuticals are expressing disappointment in the July 3 draft decision by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that stopped short of fully endorsing PET beta-amyloid imaging for dementia or neurodegenerative disease.
July 4, 2013
NRC accepts Shine's isotope permit application
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has accepted for review the first part of medical isotope firm Shine Medical Technologies' construction permit application.
July 3, 2013
CMS again withholds endorsement of PET beta-amyloid imaging
By Wayne Forrest
For the second time this year, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has stopped short of fully endorsing PET beta-amyloid imaging for Medicare beneficiaries with dementia or neurodegenerative disease.
July 2, 2013
FDA clears Philips' live image-guidance system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its AlluraClarity live interventional image-guidance system.
July 2, 2013
U.S. updates x-ray rules for black lung program
By Brian Casey
The U.S. government has finalized new rules that allow images from digital radiography (DR) systems to be used for claims filed under its program for screening coal miners for black lung disease. The program's technical specifications haven't been updated since 1980, despite the rising use of DR.
July 1, 2013
Ex-fugitive convicted in radiology center scheme
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New York state officials have announced that an international fugitive apprehended at an airport in Puerto Rico in 2011 has been convicted on charges of setting up phony radiology companies to take part in a no-fault insurance fraud scheme in the state.
July 1, 2013
FDA issues warning about Puerto Rican mammo facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to patients who had mammograms at a breast imaging facility in Puerto Rico.
June 27, 2013
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