Regulatory: Page 175

Obama signs bill nixing Medicare SGR cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
President Barack Obama has signed into law legislation that delays for one year the scheduled 23% cut in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule under the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula.
December 15, 2010
Accuray gets FDA nod for CyberKnife tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for Lung Optimized Treatment, a new component on the company's CyberKnife VSI system.
December 14, 2010
CMS clarifies imaging accreditation rules
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week announced that hospitals are exempt from provisions in the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 that require accreditation for providers of advanced diagnostic imaging services.
December 14, 2010
Medicare paying for more diagnostic VC exams
By Eric Barnes
Across the U.S., Medicare is paying for more diagnostic virtual colonoscopy exams and is issuing fewer reimbursement denials, according to a new study of U.S. data. However, the trend varies substantially by geographic region, researchers said in a presentation at this month's RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 14, 2010
Lantheus applies for stress echo on Definity
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Medical Imaging said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted for review a supplemental new drug application to deploy its Definity echocardiography contrast agent in stress echocardiography studies.
December 12, 2010
CMS revises policy on pacemakers and MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has revised its policy on reimbursement for the use of MRI in patients with pacemakers to support coverage of the exams in clinical studies.
December 12, 2010
Neoprobe schedules FDA meeting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe will meet with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the first quarter of 2010 to discuss its plans to begin clinical testing of its RIGScan cancer-detecting technology.
December 9, 2010
FDA debuts real-time MQSA reporting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched real-time Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) reporting of adverse events at mammography facilities.
December 9, 2010
House passes yearlong SGR patch
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed and sent to President Barack Obama a bill that will delay for a year a scheduled 23% cut in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule under the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, according to the House's Office of the Clerk.
December 8, 2010
FDA approves Carestream CR mammo software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a premarket approval (PMA) supplement for advanced screens and image processing software for the company's computed radiography (CR) mammography system.
December 8, 2010
Senate reaches 1-year deal on SGR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The leadership of the U.S. Senate has reached a tentative agreement to postpone reductions in Medicare physician payments for one year, with changes in the tax subsidy program that some consumers will use after 2014 to buy health insurance on the new exchanges.
December 7, 2010
IBA Molecular gets good news on Dopacis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer IBA Molecular has taken another step toward clearance to market its radiopharmaceutical product Dopacis (F-18 fluorodopa) in 12 member states of the European Union.
December 7, 2010
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