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Site-neutral payments are coming to Medicare in 2019
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Medicare system in 2019 will officially move toward a site-neutral payment policy in which healthcare providers will be paid the same by Medicare for clinic visits, regardless of where the service took place, according to a final rule issued November 2. The rule upends longstanding Medicare policy in which healthcare payments varied based on the setting.
November 5, 2018
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ACR: No news is good news in MPFS 2019
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiologists, rejoice: An analysis by the American College of Radiology (ACR) of the final rule implementing the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) found no major surprises for radiology. It's not a bad outcome for the coming year, the ACR said in a statement.
November 1, 2018
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2019 MPFS leaves radiology relatively unscathed
By Kate Madden Yee
On November 1, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its final 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) rule -- and radiology will come through relatively unscathed.
November 1, 2018
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FDA files action against Nev. imaging center for mammography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an adverse event warning for a Nevada imaging facility, Osteopathic Medical Assoc. of Las Vegas.
October 30, 2018
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Novarad gets 510(k) for augmented reality software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS/PACS vendor Novarad has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its OpenSight augmented reality software.
October 24, 2018
FDA seeks to amend MQSA mammography regulations
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has submitted a proposed rule to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget to amend its mammography regulations.
October 17, 2018
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FDA proposes update to cybersecurity guidance
By Wayne Forrest
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a proposal to strengthen cybersecurity protection for medical devices, replacing guidance first issued in 2014.
October 16, 2018
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FDA, DHS ramp up cooperation on cybersecurity
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced they will be implementing a new framework to ensure greater coordination and cooperation for addressing cybersecurity in medical devices.
October 16, 2018
CMS signs participants for new payment model
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said that 1,299 healthcare entities have signed on to participate in the administration's Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced) payment model.
October 8, 2018
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MITA hails proposed Medicare radiopharmaceutical bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) is praising the introduction of bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would recognize diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals as drugs in the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System.
October 3, 2018
Calif. governor vetoes breast, ovarian genetic testing bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gov. Jerry Brown of California on September 27 vetoed a breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility screening bill that had passed in the state's Senate and Assembly in August.
October 3, 2018
EPA proposal may lead to looser radiation regulations
By Abraham Kim
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a rule change that could pave the way for less-stringent regulations limiting population-level radiation exposure, including from medical imaging, according to an October 2 report from the Associated Press.
October 3, 2018
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