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MICI Q2: Confidence low in Medicare payment rates

By Kate Madden Yee

Radiology administrators are confident that their internal costs will remain constant and their practices will maintain or increase growth in the coming months, according to Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI) data. But they're not so sure they'll receive adequate reimbursement from Medicare for diagnostic and interventional imaging.

April 29, 2013

Report: Global MRI market worth $5.24B by 2018

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A new report by business research firm MarketsandMarkets predicts that the global market for MRI equipment will reach $5.24 billion by 2018, expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 4.6%.

April 28, 2013

CMS proposes 2014 inpatient payment rates

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule for 2014 payment rates of hospital-provided inpatient services.

April 28, 2013

Teleflex gets nod from FDA

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical device developer Teleflex announced that its Arrow VPS G4 device for catheter line placement has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

April 28, 2013

NinePoint gets new clearance for esophageal system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

NinePoint Medical said it has received an additional 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its NvisionVLE optical coherence tomography imaging system.

April 28, 2013

U.S. House passes bill to protect helium supply

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A bipartisan bill to prevent the early closure of the Federal Helium Reserve has passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 394 to 1, according to the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance.

April 25, 2013