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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
U-Systems lands final clearance for somo.v for dense breasts
By Erik L. Ridley
Automated breast ultrasound technology developer U-Systems has become the first vendor to receive U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to market a device specifically for use in screening women with dense breasts.
September 17, 2012
FDA clears Aycan's iPad telerad app
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology informatics firm Aycan Medical Systems has received 510(k) clearance for its Apple iPad app for teleradiology from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
September 17, 2012
'Sequestration' could cause $11.1B in Medicare pay cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The automatic budget cuts required under the "sequestration" deficit reduction law passed earlier this year could result in up to $11.1 billion in cuts to Medicare unless the law is overridden, according to a report issued by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.
September 16, 2012
NOPR asks CMS to ease coverage rules for PET
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR) is asking the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to make reimbursement for oncology PET studies easier by ending its requirement that payments be made under its coverage with evidence development (CED) statute.
September 16, 2012
Medical imaging advocacy groups head to Congress
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging advocacy groups and patients who have benefited from diagnostic imaging will be on Capitol Hill on September 20 to protest proposed reimbursement cuts for medical imaging services.
September 13, 2012
LifeImage completes 1st FDA inspection
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical image sharing firm LifeImage announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) completed its first inspection of the company's headquarters and conducted an examination of the company's quality management system.
September 12, 2012
FDA clears C-11 choline PET for prostate cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the production and use of PET radiopharmaceutical carbon-11 (C-11) choline injection to detect recurrent prostate cancer, the agency announced.
September 11, 2012
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