Regulatory: Page 45

ASTRO urges CMS to shorten MIPS reporting period
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), along with 40 other medical organizations, is asking the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to shorten the required reporting period for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) to no more than 90 days.
April 22, 2018
Miners propose state-run black lung program in W.Va.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A union representing coal miners in West Virginia is proposing the establishment of a state-run program to compensate miners found to have black lung. The group believes such a program would be friendlier to claims from miners than the existing federal program, according to an article from Public News Service.
April 19, 2018
DOJ action may hinder disabled access to imaging
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has withdrawn a key guidance related to the Americans with Disabilities Act, endangering efforts to ensure that people with disabilities can access medical equipment such as imaging systems, according to an editorial published April 12 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
April 11, 2018
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FDA proposes new path to 510(k) clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new pathway for vendors to receive 510(k) clearance for certain moderate-risk devices.
April 10, 2018
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ACR opposes Ky. black lung law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has come out in opposition to a new law passed in Kentucky that strips radiologists of the ability to participate in a program designed to screen coal miners for black lung disease.
April 8, 2018
FDA authorizes ACR to accredit DBT devices
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has received authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to manage the accreditation process for FDA-approved digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) units, effective April 9.
April 4, 2018
Wis. enacts breast density law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Wisconsin has become the 35th state in the U.S. to enact a breast density notification law.
April 2, 2018
Ky. takes black lung x-ray reads away from radiologists
By Brian Casey
Radiologists in Kentucky are no longer allowed to read x-rays of miners who claim to have black lung disease under legislation signed into law last week. Instead, the law gives pulmonologists the exclusive right to interpret such studies, according to a March 31 report by NPR.
April 2, 2018
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Hologic wins FDA approval for new DBT technologies
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging firm Hologic said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its premarket approval application for the Clarity HD and Intelligent 2D digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) technologies.
March 26, 2018
Groups ask CMS to reconsider NaF-PET coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Three imaging organizations are urging the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to reconsider coverage for sodium fluoride (NaF) PET scans.
March 25, 2018
New budget revives pass-through status of radiotracers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New budget legislation signed last week by President Donald Trump will reverse the decision made by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to remove the pass-through status of several radiopharmaceuticals on January 1.
March 25, 2018
2018 budget bill includes mammography protections
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Budget bill HR 1625 signed into law on March 23 by President Donald Trump includes protections for mammography screening, according to the American College of Radiology.
March 22, 2018
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