Regulatory: Page 49

Washington state OKs dense breast bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The state of Washington has become the 33rd state to require that clinicians inform women if they have dense breasts, effective January 1, 2019.
March 21, 2018
FDA releases update on breast implant lymphoma risk
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 21 released an update about its understanding of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
March 21, 2018
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Utah governor signs breast density law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed the state's breast density reporting bill (HB 258), making Utah the 32nd U.S. state to enact a breast density notification law.
March 20, 2018
Md. providers settle claims over ultrasound billing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Five healthcare providers in Maryland have agreed to settle U.S. government claims stating that they submitted false Medicare bills for duplex Doppler ultrasound studies.
March 19, 2018
SNMMI urges CMS to classify radiotracers as drugs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has joined other advocacy groups and vendors in Washington, DC, last week to campaign for a bill that would require the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to reclassify diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals as drugs.
March 19, 2018
FDA report tackles Philips complaint handling
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a report on its inspection of the Cleveland-area manufacturing facility operated by Philips Healthcare.
March 19, 2018
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Health Canada clears Planmed's Clarity systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography and orthopedic imaging firm Planmed has received clearance from Health Canada for its Planmed Clarity 2D and 3D digital mammography systems.
March 15, 2018
Broken record? MedPAC still frets about imaging use
By Kate Madden Yee
Is the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) starting to sound like a broken record? The group's latest report to Congress continues to sound the alarm that imaging is overused, despite the fact that growth in imaging utilization has actually declined since 2009.
March 15, 2018
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FDA: Brain coils may cause artifacts on MRA images
By Wayne Forrest
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a letter to healthcare providers warning them that stainless steel neurovascular embolization coils could cause artifacts on MR angiography (MRA) images.
March 12, 2018
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AHRA: Most practices still use CR, despite pay cut
By Kate Madden Yee
The AHRA has released results from its 2017 survey on the use of computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography: It found that 75% of responding AHRA members still have one to five CR units in their departments, despite 2016 federal legislation that cut reimbursement for CR exams.
March 4, 2018
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RADPAC supports 2 radiologists for Congress
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Radiology Advocacy Alliance political action committee (RADPAC) is supporting two radiologists in first-time bids to win seats in the U.S. House of Representative in the 2018 fall election.
March 4, 2018
MPPR rollbacks could restore up to $64M to radiology
By Kate Madden Yee
Mitigated multiple procedure payment reduction (MPPR) cuts in 2017 could restore up to $64 million in Medicare professional payments to radiologists each year, according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
March 4, 2018
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