Regulatory: Page 131

Merge eyes strategic options, hit with FDA warning letter
By Erik L. Ridley
Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare has retained investment bank Allen & Company to assist the firm in evaluating a broad range of strategic alternatives, including a sale of the company or a business combination.
September 5, 2012
ICSA Labs to authorize EHRs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
ICSA Labs, a division of Verizon, has received authorization from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to certify electronic health records (EHRs) for the next stage of meaningful use requirements.
September 5, 2012
IMRIS wins patent, FDA clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer IMRIS said it has been granted a U.S. patent for MR-guided radiation therapy, which involves the combination of radiation therapy and a moveable magnet system.
September 4, 2012
International Isotopes gets NRC approval
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radioisotope manufacturer International Isotopes has received U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval of the final environmental impact statement for its planned depleted uranium deconversion and fluorine extraction processing facility.
September 3, 2012
Siemens releases Multix Fusion DR in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Multix Fusion digital radiography (DR) system.
September 3, 2012
Imaging use in Medicare is down, but will the feds take heed?
By Kate Madden Yee
Medicare payments for noninvasive diagnostic imaging exams are down 21% compared with their peak in 2006, reports a new study in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. But are federal policymakers paying attention?
September 3, 2012
Calif. Legislature passes 2nd breast density bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In another attempt at passing breast density notification legislation, the California State Senate and Assembly have passed a bill that would require women with dense breast tissue to be informed of their status.
August 29, 2012
AMA contacts Congress to stop imaging cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Medical Association (AMA) said it recently contacted two congressmen, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX), to push for their support in passing the Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act, legislation sponsored by the American College of Radiology.
August 29, 2012
ACR notes concern over stage 2 meaningful use rules
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has expressed concern about the final stage 2 meaningful use rules released last week.
August 27, 2012
CMS schedules amyloid PET review
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has scheduled a meeting for January 30, 2013, to review evidence on the use of beta-amyloid PET imaging for managing dementia and neurodegenerative disease.
August 27, 2012
ONC launches stage 2 meaningful use Web page
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) announced it has created a new Web page on HealthIT.gov to provide information about the stage 2 meaningful use rule and requirements for adopting electronic health records.
August 27, 2012
HHS postpones ICD-10 compliance deadline to 2014
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has postponed the compliance date by one year -- to October 2014 -- for healthcare organizations to convert to the ICD-10 guidelines for coding and reporting. The original compliance date was October 1, 2013.
August 26, 2012
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