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Panel of radiologists rejects USPSTF mammogram guidelines
By Charlene Laino
CHICAGO - A panel of breast cancer screening experts today told a special news briefing at the RSNA annual meeting that the new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines recommending against routine annual mammograms are flat-out wrong.
December 1, 2009
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FDA meeting to review NSF and gadolinium MRI contrast link
By Wayne Forrest
The issue of gadolinium-based contrast agents and their possible link to nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) will be discussed next month by a joint meeting of two U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committees.
November 23, 2009
FDA takes its time with new FFDM rules; meeting to address MRI contrast
By Brian Casey
November 23, 2009
FDA takes baby steps in reclassifying FFDM, CAD systems
By Kate Madden Yee
Waiting for change from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration often requires the patience of Job. Vendors of full-field digital mammography (FFDM) and computer-aided detection (CAD) products are learning this firsthand, as the agency slowly moves toward easing its regulatory approval process for the technologies.
November 22, 2009
House passes bill to fix SGR formula
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that would permanently fix a flaw in Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, which calls for a cut of 22% in physician payments by January 1 unless action is taken.
November 19, 2009
Senate releases healthcare reform bill: Impacts on imaging
By Sally Inman
Policymakers are increasingly focusing on outpatient medical imaging, which has been the target of recent attacks. The latest bill from the U.S. Senate, which was released by Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) late Wednesday night, was no exception.
November 19, 2009
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NRC report cites Philadelphia VA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) cited the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) for eight apparent violations of its regulations after an investigation into treatment errors in the VA's prostate cancer brachytherapy program between 2002 and 2008.
November 18, 2009
ACR lauds HHS mammo support
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) in Reston, VA, praised Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for reaffirming that mammography screening is a vital tool in the battle against breast cancer.
November 18, 2009
HHS states support for younger mammo screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. government's screening mammography policies will remain unchanged, despite new recommendations announced this week by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to start screening at age 50 rather than 40, according to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
November 18, 2009
CMS to review RT for prostate cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has scheduled a meeting of its Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee on April 21, 2010, to consider the available evidence for radiation therapy (RT) for localized prostate cancer.
November 16, 2009
USPSTF ups mammography screening age to 50
By Brian Casey
In a blow to mammography advocates, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) today changed its recommendation on mammography screening to advise women to start at age 50 rather than at 40.
November 15, 2009
CMS paid $92 million for PQRI in 2008
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) paid more than 85,000 physicians $92 million in incentive payments under the 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) for the entire calendar year.
November 15, 2009
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