Regulatory: Page 49

FDA hosts webinar on 3D printing guidance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a webinar on January 10 reviewing its final guidance for creating medical products using 3D printers.
January 10, 2018
CMS introduces new bundled payment model
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has introduced a new voluntary bundled payment model called Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced), which will allow participants to earn additional payment if all expenditures for a beneficiary's episode of care are under a spending target that factors in quality.
January 9, 2018
CMS renews ACR's data registry for 2018
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has renewed the American College of Radiology's (ACR) data registry for 2018.
January 8, 2018
MITA urges repeal of medical device tax
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has sent a letter to congressional officials urging them to fully repeal the medical device tax before January 29, when medical device manufacturers are required to resume making payments on the tax after a two-year suspension.
January 7, 2018
Taiwan clears Varian's radiation therapy system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Varian Medical Systems' Halcyon radiation therapy system has received clearance from the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration.
January 7, 2018
Coding and billing considerations in interventional radiology
By Rebecca Farrington
Is your radiology practice up-to-date on requirements for coding interventional radiology procedures? If not, you may not be getting all the reimbursement you're entitled to. In this new article from Healthcare Administrative Partners, Chief Revenue Officer Rebecca Farrington offers some tips.
December 28, 2017
2016 08 26 14 48 59 689 Calculator Pen 400
Congress passes stopgap government funding bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Congress passed a stopgap government funding bill on December 21 that will keep federal agencies open through January 19 and stave off cuts to Medicare, according to a Politico report.
December 21, 2017
Tax reform bill overturns ACA's individual mandate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
On December 20, both houses of the U.S. Congress passed tax legislation that included the overturning of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) individual mandate provision that requires individuals to purchase health insurance.
December 20, 2017
MedPAC floats voluntary MIPS idea
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
At its December 7 meeting, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) reviewed a proposal that would direct Congress to adopt a voluntary alternative to the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).
December 19, 2017
FDA issues directive on GBCA labeling, safety research
By Wayne Forrest
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday issued a directive requiring that manufacturers of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) add a new warning to their product labeling that notifies healthcare providers that patients could retain gadolinium long after an MRI scan.
December 18, 2017
2016 10 04 14 10 28 621 Gadolinium 400
SNMMI pushes Congress for U.S.-based Mo-99 supply
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is collaborating with other imaging- and healthcare-related organizations to once again urge the U.S. Congress to create a sufficient supply in the U.S. of the medical isotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99).
December 18, 2017
FDA proposes ways to speed product approval
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has drafted a set of guidelines designed to improve the regulatory path for bringing new products to market while also maintaining safety requirements.
December 13, 2017
Previous Page
Page 49 of 303
Next Page