Regulatory: Page 182

Tort reform could curb 'defensive imaging,' study suggests
By Kate Madden Yee
The more tort reform laws a state has in place, the less imaging is performed in hospital emergency departments, according to a study published online in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine.
August 25, 2010
Payor reaction to healthcare reform could affect radiology
By Kate Madden Yee
Amid the political firestorm over U.S. healthcare reform, one point has been ignored: the reaction of healthcare payors. That's a major oversight because imaging providers run the risk of getting buried as payors retrench, according to a presentation at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators meeting.
August 24, 2010
ONC webinar to address EHR certification
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has scheduled a free webinar on August 25 to provide an overview of its temporary certification program for electronic health records (EHR) software.
August 23, 2010
Will new HHS guidance improve mammography screening rates?
By Kate Madden Yee
In July, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidelines that require new private health plans to cover preventive services, including mammography screening for women 40 and older. Breast screening rates have taken a dip in recent months: Will the new rules boost them again?
August 9, 2010
EC addresses isotope shortage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The European Commission (EC) has sent to the European Parliament a series of recommendations designed to address the global medical isotope shortage and prevent unnecessary radiation exposure for CT and radiation therapy patients.
August 8, 2010
CARE bill introduced in U.S. Senate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy bill (S 3737) again has been introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA).
August 5, 2010
FDA takes Bayer's NDA for Gadovist contrast
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals' new drug application (NDA) for a new gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent has been accepted for review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
August 5, 2010
CMS alters PET policy for treatment planning
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has changed its reimbursement policy, which previously called for payment for only one PET scan for treatment planning in patients with solid tumors and myeloma.
August 5, 2010
SoCal hospitals say patients got too much CT radiation
By Eric Barnes
Two more hospitals in Southern California have admitted that patients undergoing perfusion CT brain scans last fall received excessive radiation doses, just as legislation that would require dose levels to be displayed on CT scanners won a vote in the state Assembly.
August 5, 2010
InfiMed adds image stitching
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
X-ray technology developer InfiMed has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its InfiStitch x-ray image stitching feature.
August 4, 2010
Elekta gets CE Mark for iViewC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation oncology firm Elekta has received the European CE Mark for its iViewC digital patient position verification system.
August 4, 2010
iCAD gets FDA nod for VC CAD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its VeraLook CAD offering for virtual colonoscopy exams.
August 4, 2010
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