Regulatory: Page 81

Cardinal Health to pay $26.8M to settle FTC charges
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardinal Health has agreed to pay $26.8 million as part of a settlement to resolve monopoly charges brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
April 20, 2015
USPSTF rejects expanded breast screening guidelines
By Brian Casey
In a move that is already drawing fire from breast screening proponents, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on Monday declined to expand its recommendation on which women should receive regular mammography screening, instead issuing a draft of new breast screening guidelines that largely hew to its more conservative guidance from 2009.
April 19, 2015
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President signs SGR fix into law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. President Barack Obama on April 16 signed into law legislation that permanently replaces Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, according to the White House press secretary.
April 16, 2015
HHS to award $1M in grants for HIE
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced $1 million in grant funding to support community projects for the Community Interoperability and Health Information Exchange (HIE) Program.
April 14, 2015
Senate passes bill repealing Medicare's SGR formula
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Senate on April 14 passed legislation that permanently repeals Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula in a final vote of 92 to 8, just hours before a 21% cut in physician payments under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule would have been implemented.
April 14, 2015
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Synaptive Medical gets FDA OK for navigation device
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
3D visualization firm Synaptive Medical has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its BrightMatter Guide surgical navigation system.
April 8, 2015
Philips recalls over 400 CT scanners
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has issued a class 2 device recall for more than 400 of its CT scanners due to a software defect, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
April 2, 2015
FDA releases statement on radiation protection effort
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a statement on the Bonn Call for Action, a list of priorities for radiation protection over the next decade.
April 1, 2015
CMS to hold claims as 21% SGR cut goes into effect
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
As the U.S. healthcare industry waits for the Senate to return to vote on a permanent fix to the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued guidance on how it will handle claims until the fix is implemented.
April 1, 2015
CMS renews ACR's data registry
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has renewed the American College of Radiology's (ACR) National Radiology Data Registry.
March 31, 2015
ND moves to license technologists
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
North Dakota has passed a measure that sets licensing standards and expands the responsibilities of the state's radiologic technologists, radiation therapists, radiologist assistants, nuclear medicine technologists, and sonographers.
March 26, 2015
Senate adjourns without passing SGR bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Senate adjourned on Friday for a two-week recess without passing legislation designed to permanently fix the flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula governing changes to Medicare payment rates.
March 26, 2015
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