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House signs off on SGR bill with $800M in imaging cuts
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on January 1 to approve the Senate's fiscal cliff bill that averts a 27% reimbursement cut due to the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. But the legislation also includes $800 million in Medicare cuts to advanced medical imaging services -- on top of additional cuts proposed in 2012.
January 1, 2013
Senate passes another SGR cut delay
By Kate Madden Yee
As part of legislation that would raise tax rates on the wealthy, the U.S. Senate voted to delay for one year the implementation of the Medicare physician payment formula, averting a 27% cut in physician payments that was scheduled to begin January 1.
December 31, 2012
Brain mets patients need long-term follow-up after SRS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients with brain metastases who survive for three or more years after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) should be monitored for delayed complications, according to an article in the January issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
December 30, 2012
Rad therapy doesn't help survival for stage I endometrial cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
A Cochrane update evaluating radiation therapy for stage I endometrial cancer patients has again concluded that the treatment doesn't affect survival outcomes. But its findings, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, sparked some controversy.
December 30, 2012
RamSoft touts 3 customer upgrades
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor RamSoft said that three of its customers in Southern California have updated their existing RamSoft systems in a bid to reach their meaningful use goals.
December 27, 2012
Novarad adds Okla. hospitals as clients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS/PACS firm Novarad has completed NovaPACS installations at two rural hospitals in Oklahoma: the Physicians' Hospital in Anadarko and Stroud Regional Medical Center.
December 26, 2012
New Mexico Software changes its name
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Telemedicine and PACS developer New Mexico Software is officially changing its company name to Net Medical Xpress Solutions, effective January 1, 2013.
December 26, 2012
Physicians prefer phone/fax over email for nonurgent alerts
By Cynthia E. Keen
A low-cost, low-tech centralized radiology notification system to convey nonurgent significant findings and amended reports is working well for both radiologists and physicians affiliated with a large teaching hospital in Sydney.
December 26, 2012
Congress passes Medical Isotopes Production Act
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
After several years of starts and stalls, the U.S. Congress last week passed the American Medical Isotopes Production Act to establish a program to support the production of molybdenum-99 for medical use in the U.S.
December 25, 2012
Contrast agent & radiopharmaceutical market decline to continue
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A shrinkage in the U.S. contrast agent and radiopharmaceutical market that began in 2012 is projected to continue through 2017, according to a new report from market research firm Millennium Research Group.
December 23, 2012
IBA inks deal for Texas proton therapy install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical provider Ion Beam Applications has signed an agreement to install a multiroom proton therapy system at Texas Proton Therapy Center in Las Colinas, TX.
December 20, 2012
MITA lauds Congress for push on Medicare rates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) today thanked 17 members of Congress for delivering a letter to House leaders warning about reimbursement cuts to medical imaging.
December 20, 2012
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