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Imaging groups weigh in on CT lung screening vote
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology and the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance are weighing in on a negative vote by a Medicare advisory committee regarding coverage of low-dose CT for lung cancer screening.
April 30, 2014
Medicare panel raises doubts about CT lung cancer screening
By Eric Barnes
Members of a Medicare advisory panel expressed a range of doubts about the benefits of CT lung cancer screening in a meeting on April 30 in Baltimore, giving screening low confidence scores. The question now becomes how the mostly negative panel meeting will shape the debate about Medicare reimbursement over the next six months.
April 30, 2014
FDA clears GE's Discovery IGS 740 angio system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Discovery IGS 740 mobile angiography system.
April 30, 2014
MEDCAC panel shows low confidence in CT lung screening
By Eric Barnes
CT lung cancer screening for high-risk individuals in the Medicare program received a vote of low confidence by a panel of medical experts meeting in Baltimore today. The vote seriously weakens the case for establishing Medicare payment for low-dose CT lung cancer screening.
April 29, 2014
Carestream nets FDA OK for iPad feature
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a tablet viewer option for x-ray studies on the iPad 2.
April 29, 2014
GAO releases report on effect of imaging accreditation
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and various congressional committees outlining the impact that Medicare imaging accreditation has had on access to advanced diagnostic imaging. The bottom line? It's not clear.
April 24, 2014
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FDA clears Siemens' Multix DR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Multix Select DR digital radiography (DR) system.
April 23, 2014
ACR to MEDCAC: Full coverage for low-dose CT needed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is urging the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) to recommend national Medicare coverage of low-dose CT screening for patients at high risk for lung cancer.
April 23, 2014
CMS publishes agenda for April 30 CT lung screening meeting
By Eric Barnes
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released detailed information in preparation for the April 30 meeting of the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee to review the evidence on CT lung cancer screening.
April 23, 2014
FDA OKs Siemens' Somatom Force CT scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its dual-source Somatom Force CT system.
April 22, 2014
Shimadzu lands FDA nod for digital R/F system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Shimadzu Medical Systems USA has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Sonialvision G4 universal digital radiography/fluoroscopy (R/F) system.
April 22, 2014
Ariz. governor signs breast density bill into law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a breast density bill into law on April 17, making the state the 15th in the U.S. to enact breast density legislation.
April 17, 2014
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