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Bill targets QA at VA facilities
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Spurred by allegations of shoddy work in its brachytherapy program, a U.S. Congressman has introduced legislation that would require improved quality assurance programs at Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers with radiology and radiation oncology departments.
November 12, 2009
CMS expands cervical cancer coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has given final approval for coverage of one FDG-PET exam for the initial staging of patients with biopsy-proven cervical cancer.
November 10, 2009
Covidien to modify Optimark labeling
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare technology firm Covidien said it will voluntarily contraindicate the use of its Optimark contrast agent in MRI procedures involving patients with severe renal impairment.
November 8, 2009
FDA issues cybersecurity reminder
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a reminder to medical device manufacturers and their customers regarding cybersecurity for medical devices and their associated communication networks.
November 8, 2009
Delaware orders coverage of VC screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Beginning December 1, private insurers in the state of Delaware will be required to include virtual colonoscopy as an approved procedure for colorectal cancer screening.
November 8, 2009
SNM contests proposed CMS payment rules
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine society SNM has raised significant concerns about proposed reimbursement rules for imaging procedures, announced by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on October 30.
November 5, 2009
CMS cuts SPECT MPI payments 36%, sets CCTA rates
By Eric Barnes
Cardiac imaging is scheduled for reimbursement cuts -- including a 36% hack at SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) -- under the final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2010. On the plus side, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) also published base rates for coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and increased cardiac PET reimbursement by about 17%.
November 4, 2009
VC sidesteps Medicare payment cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Virtual colonoscopy appears to have avoided deep cuts in U.S. physician reimbursement, according to an announcement on October 30.
November 1, 2009
CMS follows through on bid to boost utilization rate to 90%
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) didn't back down from its previously announced plan to increase the utilization rate for imaging equipment from 50% to 90%. It's now going to take an act of Congress -- literally -- for medical imaging to avoid what could be severe cuts in Medicare reimbursement starting January 1, 2010.
November 1, 2009
Radiation oncology celebrates as CMS backs down on 19% cut
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - Radiation oncology is celebrating in the Windy City this week after learning that a 19% cut in Medicare reimbursement for radiation oncology procedures won't happen after all. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on October 30 announced new payment rates for 2010 that call for a far less severe cut in radiation oncology payments.
November 1, 2009
Elekta nets FDA OK for Extend
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish oncology firm Elekta has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Extend program for the Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion radiation therapy system.
October 22, 2009
Effort to fix Medicare SGR formula fails
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Legislation in the U.S. Congress to establish a permanent fix to the flawed Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula failed to win a key vote on October 21.
October 21, 2009
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