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Calif. radiation reporting fix-up bill sent to governor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
AB 510, the California bill that amends the California Radiation Protection Act that took effect on July 1, passed the state Legislature on Thursday and was sent to Gov. Jerry Brown for his signature at the close of the workday.
July 5, 2012
FDA proposes medical device ID system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed that most medical devices distributed in the U.S. carry a unique device identifier.
July 2, 2012
Moments in Radiology History: Part 6 -- Radiology wins Medicare
By Otha Linton
When U.S. lawmakers in the early 1960s proposed a plan to pay for healthcare services for elderly Americans, it wasn't clear how radiology would fit into the new system -- if at all. Radiologists weren't sure they wanted a part of what would eventually become Medicare as hospitals had the upper hand in drafting the legislation.
July 2, 2012
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Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act, individual mandate
By Wayne Forrest
By a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the so-called individual mandate, which requires all Americans to obtain healthcare insurance.
June 27, 2012
Intrinsic Medical Imaging gets FDA nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization software developer Intrinsic Medical Imaging has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its IMI Spectrum 3D imaging workstation software.
June 27, 2012
CARE bill introduced in U.S. Senate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists said that the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CARE) bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday by Sen. Mike Enzi and Sen. Tom Harkin.
June 26, 2012
U.S. Senate votes to reauthorize FDA user fees
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Senate has passed the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act by a vote of 92-4, and the bill, which reauthorizes the medical device user fee program for five years, is expected to be signed into law soon by President Obama.
June 25, 2012
FDA clears Ultrasonix's SonixGPS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound vendor Ultrasonix Medical has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to market its SonixGPS technology for vascular access procedures.
June 25, 2012
Calif. radiation fix-up bill adds dose of controversy
By Eric Barnes
A California bill designed to smooth over some rough patches in the California Radiation Protection Act before it takes effect on July 1 has instead become a road to controversy in the state's radiology community.
June 25, 2012
Supreme Court healthcare decision expected June 28
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to release its decision on the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act when it sits again on June 28.
June 24, 2012
DRA slowed self-referral but didn't stop it, study shows
By Kate Madden Yee
While the 2005 Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) did reduce the growth rate of in-office, noninvasive musculoskeletal imaging performed by nonradiologists, the legislation failed to stifle the practice, according to a new study published in the July issue of Radiology.
June 24, 2012
ACR lauds AMA's support of MPPR repeal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is lauding the American Medical Association (AMA) for passing a resolution that supports ACR's ongoing legislative efforts to repeal cuts to the professional component of interpretations of multiple body parts on the same patient on the same day.
June 19, 2012
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