Regulatory: Page 121

ONC budget slated for big increase in 2014
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Obama administration has proposed a $78 million budget for the U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) in fiscal 2014, up 27.9% from this year's budget.
April 11, 2013
Elekta's Versa HD nets FDA OK
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Versa HD radiation therapy system.
April 10, 2013
Imaging Biometrics gets FDA OK for IB Clinic
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization software developer Imaging Biometrics has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for IB Clinic, a postprocessing perfusion, diffusion, and image analysis toolkit.
April 9, 2013
FDA clears Calgary Scientific's ResolutionMD for Android
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization software developer Calgary Scientific has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the use of its ResolutionMD software to diagnose medical images on Android-powered devices.
April 8, 2013
Monteris nets FDA OK for MRI-guided laser
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device developer Monteris Medical has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its MRI-guided NeuroBlate laser ablation system.
April 7, 2013
Meaningful use payments top $12B
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has reported that federal payments to hospitals, physicians, and other eligible professionals for participating in the meaningful use electronic health record program reached $12.7 billion on February 28, 2013.
April 3, 2013
Elekta gets Japanese approval for Extend
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta said that the Japanese Health Authority has approved its Extend system for multisession stereotactic radiosurgery.
April 2, 2013
FDA clears Hitachi's 128-slice CT scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hitachi Medical Systems America has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Scenaria Advanced 128-slice CT system.
April 2, 2013
Sequester Medicare cuts go into effect
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A 2% reduction in reimbursement for Medicare's fee-for-service program went into effect on April 1, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
April 1, 2013
NC bill would require license for technologists
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A bill has been introduced in the North Carolina Legislature to require a license for personnel who perform medical imaging and radiation therapy procedures.
April 1, 2013
Calif. breast density bill goes into effect
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A California law that requires women in the state to be notified following a mammogram if they have dense breast tissue went into effect on April 1.
March 31, 2013
Massive Gamma Knife payment cut starts April 1
By Cynthia E. Keen
It may seem like an April Fools' Day joke, but it's a painful reality for users of the Gamma Knife radiation therapy system from Elekta. Starting April 1, they will be paid 58% less for procedures performed with the system.
March 31, 2013
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