Regulatory: Page 77

Radiology averts cuts in proposed 2016 MPFS
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiology has dodged a bullet in the proposed rule for the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) released on July 8 by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, receiving no payment increases or decreases.
July 8, 2015
Blue Earth gets orphan drug status
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Blue Earth Diagnostics has received two orphan drug designations for its F-18 fluciclovine radiopharmaceutical for diagnosing glioma.
July 7, 2015
Lexmark viewer software receives FDA nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Printing firm and software developer Lexmark International has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its NilRead viewer software.
July 7, 2015
New help available for transition to ICD-10
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In preparation for the switch from version 9 of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) to ICD-10 coding for medical diagnoses and inpatient hospital procedures, two groups have released additional guidance.
July 5, 2015
FDA OKs Kubtec's new DR detector
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Kubtec has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its DigiView 395 high-resolution wireless flat-panel digital radiography (DR) detector.
July 5, 2015
La. signs dense breast bill into law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Louisiana has become the 24th state to enact a law requiring healthcare providers to give women information about their dense breast condition.
July 5, 2015
CMS proposal could lead to more code bundling in 2016
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiology could be in store for more code bundling next year, if a proposed 2016 rule issued on July 1 by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System is any indication. CMS is proposing to continue its restructuring of Medicare codes, and radiology is among its targets.
July 1, 2015
Conn. lawmakers cut radiology payments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Connecticut General Assembly is taking heat for adopting a budget that cuts radiology payments for Medicaid patients by $4.5 million.
June 25, 2015
Breast density reporting bill passes in Del.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Delaware has become the 23rd state to approve a breast density reporting bill.
June 24, 2015
Affordable Care Act upheld in Supreme Court ruling
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, ruling by a 6-3 margin that the U.S. government has the authority to give tax credits to millions of Americans to purchase healthcare insurance.
June 24, 2015
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FDA clears Planmed's Verity for maxillofacial imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the MaxScan maxillofacial imaging option for the Verity conebeam CT scanner from mammography and orthopedic imaging firm Planmed.
June 23, 2015
Are imaging sites ready for new Joint Commission rules?
By Eric Barnes
On July 1, a new era of intense scrutiny and documentation will arrive for CT and other imaging modalities, thanks to new Joint Commission accreditation requirements that become effective on that date. Unfortunately, most radiology departments aren't remotely ready to fulfill the requirements, according to a talk at the International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT.
June 21, 2015
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