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CHAMP Act moves forward, passes U.S. House
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In a vote that brings the Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act (CHAMP) of 2007 (H.R. 3162), closer to becoming law, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill Wednesday, August 1.
August 1, 2007
Medipattern finalizes financing deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Medipattern of Toronto has completed a deal to raise nearly $5 million (U.S.) by selling shares to a Canadian investment firm.
August 1, 2007
ACR to launch modular MRI accreditation program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Reston, VA-based American College of Radiology (ACR) said it intends to launch a modular MRI accreditation program.
August 1, 2007
New CMS rules could add to radiology's reimbursement woes
By Kate Madden Yee
Just as the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 is working its way through radiology, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued two new proposed rules for 2008 that could further cut federal insurance reimbursement for imaging services. The changes involve two major areas that govern federal healthcare programs: the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and the hospital outpatient prospective payment system (HOPPS).
July 31, 2007
EBM PACS receives FDA OK
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
EBM Technologies of Taipei, Taiwan, said it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its multimodality Web-based UniWeb PACS.
July 30, 2007
Siemens gets IND for study of FLT tracer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions has received an investigational new drug exemption from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to conduct a phase I clinical trial of a new radiopharmaceutical for cancer detection.
July 29, 2007
Alliance for MRI gains delay, but new European rules still loom
By Brenda Tilke
A coalition of European MRI advocates won a partial victory in June in its fight against new safety regulations that some believe will effectively shut down the use of MRI across the European Union. But the Alliance for MRI, led by the European Society of Radiology (ESR) of Vienna, faces additional struggle in winning a permanent injunction against implementation of the rules.
July 25, 2007
DraxImage files for European clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian radiopharmaceutical firm DraxImage has filed an application for its sestamibi kit with European regulatory authorities.
July 24, 2007
CMS unveils deals, FDA submission
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation treatment planning firm CMS of St. Louis will provide treatment planning support for a new single-room proton beam radiotherapy system being developed by Still River Systems of Littleton, MA.
July 22, 2007
Advocacy group calls for more FDA funding
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The FDA Alliance, a coalition of more than 100 organizations and individuals, said the U.S. House of Representatives' appropriations subcommittee on agriculture's allocation of $1.7 billion for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fiscal-year 2008 budget is not enough.
July 12, 2007
U.S. House reauthorizes MDUFMA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to reauthorize the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA II).
July 11, 2007
Biospace files 510(k) application
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
French digital radiography developer Biospace Med has submitted a 510(k) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its EOS orthopedic 2D/3D x-ray imager.
July 8, 2007
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