Regulatory: Page 174

Varian nets FDA nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for a new proton therapy system.
January 9, 2011
Calif. rep. heads health subcommittee
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The changing of the guard in the U.S. House of Representatives for the 112th Congress has brought new leadership to House subcommittees overseeing healthcare issues.
January 9, 2011
USP proposes PET drug standards changes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has proposed new quality assurance standards for the production and compounding of PET drugs.
January 6, 2011
Medicare disclosure rules now in effect
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new Medicare rule requiring physicians to disclose when they refer patients for ancillary services provided in their own offices under the 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule has gone into effect as of January 1.
January 5, 2011
Medic Vision gets FDA nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging software developer Medic Vision has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its SafeCT dose reduction software.
January 4, 2011
CMS begins EHR online registration
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week began online registration for its electronic health record (EHR) incentive program.
January 3, 2011
CMS issues MPFS conversion update
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has made another adjustment to the 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), the agency said.
January 3, 2011
NY Times finds more treatment mistakes in radiation therapy
By Cynthia E. Keen
The New York Times this week once again took aim at radiation oncology. In a December 28 article, investigative reporter Walt Bogdanich detailed a series of treatment errors that occurred when linear accelerators were outfitted with cone attachments to enable them to perform stereotactic radiosurgery.
December 29, 2010
Study: Self-referral for advanced imaging is common
By Brian Casey
A new study has found that nonradiologist ownership of advanced imaging equipment is commonplace in the U.S., with one in six physicians reporting that their practice either owned or leased imaging scanners.
December 27, 2010
MITA: FDA resumes clearing contrast devices
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has eased internal rules that had prevented the agency for much of 2010 from clearing medical imaging products designed to work with contrast agents, according to industry trade group Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance.
December 21, 2010
Flexible Stenting Solutions adds to portfolio
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Stent developer Flexible Stenting Solutions (FSS) has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for an improved version of its FlexStent biliary self-expanding stent delivery system.
December 21, 2010
Medtronic gets OK for Endurant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Endurant abdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft system.
December 20, 2010
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