Regulatory: Page 63

Hawaii breast center halts mammography program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Hawaii breast imaging center is suspending its mammography program until it has undergone a site visit from the American College of Radiology on October 27, according to a report published by the Hawaii Tribune Herald.
September 28, 2016
U.S. sets new rules, penalties for clinical trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released new regulations and guidance that delineate reporting requirements for clinical trials.
September 22, 2016
MedPAC tells Medicare to favor payments to primary care
By Kate Madden Yee
If you thought the pressure to reduce radiology reimbursement would ease with the arrival of value-based care, think again. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) believes that Medicare should continue to emphasize payment increases to primary care, even if it means taking money from specialties such as radiology.
September 14, 2016
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MQSA meeting to address image quality, breast density
By Kate Madden Yee
Should U.S. mammography facilities be meeting higher standards for image quality? And should requirements on breast density be added to the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA)? These questions will be debated on September 15 in a meeting of the U.S. National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee.
September 13, 2016
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CMS offers alternatives for MACRA implementation
By Kate Madden Yee
Shedding some light on its initiative to promote value-based healthcare, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it will offer physicians four options for implementing provisions of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA).
September 8, 2016
ACR, others lobby CMS to rescind low-dose CT cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) and more than 80 medical associations, healthcare systems, and patient advocacy groups are urging the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to rescind planned reimbursement reductions for low-dose CT lung cancer screening in 2017.
September 6, 2016
FDA publishes 510(k) guidelines for digital detectors
By Brian Casey
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published new guidelines for companies submitting 510(k) applications to the agency for solid-state digital detectors to be used in digital radiography systems.
September 1, 2016
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ASRT to CMS: Only registered RTs should perform x-rays
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) is urging the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to add language requiring that only registered radiologic technologists can perform radiography procedures to proposed rules implementing a 20% cut for analog x-ray studies.
August 31, 2016
Imaging accreditation with quality and ease: Part 4
By Judith Buckland
In the fourth installment of this series, Judith Buckland from consulting firm CardioServ offers more tips on how to comply with the latest accreditation requirements for quality improvement from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission.
August 25, 2016
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Fuji applies for DBT software upgrade
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has submitted the final module of its premarket approval (PMA) application for digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
August 24, 2016
ACR urges Medicare payment for CT colonography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has issued a statement urging the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to approve reimbursement of CT colonography for senior citizens.
August 14, 2016
MRS certified for ACR's national mammo database
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography Reporting System (MRS) has been certified for version 3.0 of the National Mammography Database, developed by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
August 11, 2016
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