Regulatory: Page 132

Societies endorse rules on access to CT settings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Several medical imaging societies have applauded the publication of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association's new CT access rules, which aim to limit and strictly define which employees can change CT equipment settings.
October 10, 2012
Volcano gets FDA, CE Mark OK for IVUS catheter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Intravascular ultrasound developer Volcano announced that it has received both the CE Mark and 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its new Visions PV.035 digital intravascular ultrasound imaging (IVUS) catheter.
October 8, 2012
HIMSS responds to GOP letter on stage 2 meaningful use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has responded to a letter from Republican leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives criticizing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services about the way it is implementing the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act to incentivize healthcare providers to adopt electronic recordkeeping.
October 7, 2012
GOP House leaders criticize, ask for halt to stage 2 MU
By Cynthia E. Keen
Republican leaders of the congressional committees in the U.S. House of Representatives overseeing health issues criticized the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services about stage 2 meaningful use (MU) criteria for the adoption of electronic records, and asked that incentive payments be suspended.
October 4, 2012
Election 2012: What's at stake for radiology
By Kate Madden Yee
The upcoming U.S. elections in November will significantly affect the practice of radiology, and radiologists need to understand what's at stake, according to an article published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
October 3, 2012
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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
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