Regulatory: Page 129

Echometrix gets FDA nod for MSK ultrasound software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology start-up Echometrix has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its EchoSoft musculoskeletal ultrasound software package.
October 1, 2012
MITA lobbies Congress to maintain helium reserve
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has written a letter to Congress urging policymakers to keep the Federal Helium Reserve operational to avoid a major supply crisis early in 2013.
October 1, 2012
SuperSonic gets FDA elastography OK
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer SuperSonic Imagine has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the addition of a real-time, adjustable numerical scale in meters per second for ShearWave elastography on its Aixplorer ultrasound system.
September 30, 2012
Center owner pleads guilty in NJ kickback case
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The owner of a New Jersey imaging center that allegedly paid healthcare providers for patient referrals in violation of federal law has pleaded guilty in the case.
September 30, 2012
ClearCanvas receives CE Mark for RIS/PACS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS/PACS company ClearCanvas has received CE Mark approval for its RIS/PACS software.
September 30, 2012
HHS and DOJ warn hospitals about EHR fraud
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In a sternly worded letter mailed on September 24 to five major associations, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) warned that they will not tolerate healthcare fraud related to the meaningful use electronic health record (EHR) incentive program.
September 25, 2012
ACR vice chair bashes political animosity against radiology
By James Brice
Radiology has been to the mountaintop, and it has been paying a political price for it ever since, according to Dr. Bibb Allen Jr., vice chair of the American College of Radiology's (ACR) Board of Chancellors.
September 24, 2012
Exeter Hospital to be hit with lawsuit over hep C infections
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A class-action lawsuit is being filed against Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire by a law firm representing a patient who claims to have been infected with hepatitis C by a former radiologic technologist working at the facility.
September 23, 2012
Calif. governor signs breast density notification bill
By Kate Madden Yee
After vetoing legislation last year, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill over the weekend that requires women in the state to be notified following a mammogram if they have dense breast tissue, according to the bill's author, Sen. Joe Simitian.
September 23, 2012
AMIC presses Congress to halt imaging cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In the wake of a new analysis by the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) showing that imaging spending under Medicare is down for a second year, patient-advocacy group Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) held a press conference on Friday to call on Congress to stop proposed cuts to imaging services that AMIC, MITA, and other organizations believe are increasingly harming patient care.
September 20, 2012
ONC publishes draft for 2014 EHR certification
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has posted a second wave of draft test procedures, applicable tools, and test data files for the 2014 edition of electronic health record (EHR) certification criteria mandated by the stage 2 final meaningful use rule for adoption of electronic medical records.
September 18, 2012
ONC develops new health IT dashboard
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has launched an interactive health IT dashboard that monitors the patterns of adoption and use of electronic health records. The dashboard simplifies access to information and the organization's research reports.
September 18, 2012
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