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Rad groups disagree with
NEJM
CT article
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology and the Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance have issued a statement disagreeing with a suggestion that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration should take over responsibility for protecting patients from excessive radiation dose from CT exams.
June 28, 2010
CMS proposes 6.1% cut in 2011 Medicare payments
By
Kate Madden Yee
Medicare payments to physicians will be cut an additional 6.1% next year under the proposed 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), unless Congress acts once again to delay cuts mandated by the sustainable growth rate formula.
June 28, 2010
Optovue responds to FDA warning letter
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) developer Optovue is responding to a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding a software feature on its RTVue OCT system.
June 27, 2010
Obama signs SGR fix after House passes 6-month delay
By
Kate Madden Yee
President Barack Obama this morning signed legislation that retroactively reverses to June 1 the 21% cut in Medicare payments to doctors implemented on June 18 under the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. The move came after the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday resolved an impasse that had held up SGR legislation passed by the Senate.
June 24, 2010
Stanford rad tapped as White House Fellow
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiologist from Stanford University has been tapped as a White House Fellow and Special Assistant to the President, the first radiologist to be appointed to the program, according to the American College of Radiology of Reston, VA.
June 23, 2010
Cell>Point submits IND for heart agent
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cell>Point has submitted an investigational new drug (IND) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a radiopharmaceutical for imaging coronary artery disease.
June 22, 2010
MedPAC: Self-referral has sparked growth in imaging use
By
Kate Madden Yee
In a new report to the U.S. Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) suggests that the in-office exception to the Stark anti-self-referral law may not be achieving its intended goal, and, instead, may be contributing to unnecessary use of ancillary healthcare services such as medical imaging.
June 22, 2010
House holds SGR fix hostage to jobs bill
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
House Democratic leaders said yesterday they will not vote on the Senate's six-month fix to the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula until the Senate passes jobs legislation, according to the
Congressional Quarterly
.
June 21, 2010
CMS begins paying claims at lower SGR rate
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday began processing claims for reimbursement under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule using a 21.2% cut due to the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, despite the passage of legislation in the Senate last week that would postpone the cuts.
June 20, 2010
Riverain nets FDA OK for upgraded OnGuard
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Riverain Medical has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the newest version of its OnGuard chest x-ray CAD technology.
June 20, 2010
ONC rules on EHR certification
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology has issued a final rule to establish a temporary certification program for electronic health record (EHR) technology.
June 17, 2010
Senate delays Medicare cuts until December
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Senate has passed legislation that will stave off the 21% sustainable growth rate cuts to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule through November 30, 2010.
June 17, 2010
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