Regulatory: Page 187

FTC delays Red Flags Rule
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has delayed implementing the so-called Red Flags Rule through December 31 to give the U.S. Congress time to amend the identity theft regulations.
May 30, 2010
Another SGR deadline expected to expire
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
It's likely that the U.S. Senate will adjourn for the Memorial Day recess without voting to delay a 21% cut in Medicare reimbursements scheduled to take effect June 1, according to the American College of Radiology.
May 27, 2010
Two Ohio facilities to pay $108M in cardiac kickback case
By Wayne Forrest
Two Ohio hospitals agreed Friday to pay the U.S. government $108 million to settle claims that the institutions violated federal law by unlawfully paying doctors for referrals of cardiac patients.
May 20, 2010
Congress tries again to pass longer-term SGR fix
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Congress is once again working to pass a longer-lasting freeze on cuts to Medicare physician payment rates, which are scheduled to be reduced by 21% on June 1.
May 19, 2010
AuntMinnie.com Business & Industry Insider
By Brian Casey
May 13, 2010
Life after healthcare reform: Good, bad, and ugly
By Kate Madden Yee
With U.S. healthcare reform signed into law this past March, insurers, medical groups, and hospitals are now trying to figure out exactly how the legislation will affect them and how to comply with it. For radiology -- which has long been targeted for reimbursement cuts -- tracking these changes is crucial.
May 12, 2010
Senator asks HHS to strike USPSTF guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) has written a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, asking her to strike from an HHS Web site the recent mammography screening guidelines issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
May 11, 2010
FDA schedules meeting on RT error reduction
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has scheduled a public meeting for June 9-10 in Gaithersburg, MD, to discuss steps that could be taken by manufacturers of radiation therapy (RT) systems to help reduce treatment errors.
May 9, 2010
Medical societies challenge CMS proposal for EHR adoption
By Cynthia E. Keen
Fifty-two of the largest and most influential medical professional societies and organizations in the U.S. have united to recommend major changes in the electronic health record (EHR) incentive programs proposed by the Obama administration.
May 9, 2010
CMS corrects codes, raises MPI, CT fees
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on May 6 issued a correction to its previously announced codes for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2010, with the end result being higher reimbursement for SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and cardiac CT scans.
May 6, 2010
CMS proposes change to PET restriction
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed to remove the current restriction of coverage to one FDG-PET scan to determine the location and/or extent of a tumor.
May 6, 2010
LightLab nets FDA clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology developer LightLab Imaging has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its C7-XR coronary imaging system and companion C7 Dragonfly imaging catheter.
May 4, 2010
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