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FDA to relax 510(k) rules on some devices
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a draft guidance that would relax the agency's requirements for 510(k) clearance of some medical devices.
July 6, 2011
AECL sale does not include NRU reactor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Canadian government has reached a deal to sell assets in its Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) commercial reactor division to SNC-Lavalin Group. The sale does not include the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor, however, which supplies molybdenum to North America.
July 6, 2011
CareCore partners with UAW
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology benefits management firm CareCore National has entered into an agreement to administer benefits for the United Auto Workers (UAW).
July 6, 2011
Accuray touts CyberKnife clinical results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray touted new clinical data, presented at the recent 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Amsterdam, on the company's CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system and its TomoTherapy radiation therapy system.
July 6, 2011
MITA blasts CMS imaging cut
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has issued a statement criticizing the imaging cut included in the proposed 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
July 6, 2011
Novarad nets Tenn. order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS and PACS vendor Novarad has added Hardin Medical Center in Savannah, TN, to its client list.
July 6, 2011
Aspyra signs ABC Labs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT firm Aspyra has received an order from American Bio-Clinical (ABC) Labs in Los Angeles.
July 6, 2011
Death by 1,000 cuts? CMS hits imaging again with new MPFS cut
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is again targeting medical imaging for payment cuts. This time, the agency is proposing a 50% cut in the professional component of imaging studies performed on the same patient on the same day. The proposal is generating howls of protest from radiology advocates.
July 6, 2011
Orbital Therapy adds Australian distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast cancer treatment products developer Orbital Therapy has signed an agreement with medical products distributor NL-Tec of Australia.
July 5, 2011
GE teams with Endosense
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare and catheter ablation technology developer Endosense have inked a joint development agreement.
July 5, 2011
DMS inks SD mobile MRI order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mobile imaging services provider DMS Health Technologies has received a multiyear agreement from Coteau des Prairies Hospital of Sisseton, SD.
July 5, 2011
Aycan adds to Xerox reseller deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology informatics firm Aycan Medical Systems has expanded its reseller agreement with Xerox to include the Latin American market.
July 5, 2011
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