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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
USPSTF opens review of osteoporosis screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has opened a review of the effectiveness of screening for osteoporosis.
June 18, 2015
House passes repeal of medical device excise tax
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In a 280 to 140 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Protect Medical Innovation Act (HR 160), which would repeal the 2.3% medical device excise tax.
June 18, 2015
FDA clears Agfa's Xero mobile image viewer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Xero mobile viewer for diagnostic viewing.
June 17, 2015
FDA classifies Cellectar agent as combination product
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cellectar Biosciences said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined that its CLR1502 tumor margin illumination agent will be evaluated as a combination product and assigned to the Center for Devices and Radiological Health.
June 11, 2015
VA probe refutes charges of MRI records purge
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An investigation by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General has found no evidence of a mass purge of records regarding MRI exam requests at a VA facility in Los Angeles.
June 11, 2015
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