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ViewRay wraps up financing round
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer ViewRay has completed the final tranche of a $45 million round of Series C venture capital financing.
March 12, 2012
MedPAC proposes Medicare benefit reform
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In a meeting on March 8, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommended that the U.S. Congress direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a new fee-for-service benefit design that could include higher patient co-payments for advanced diagnostic imaging services.
March 11, 2012
Making Medicare affordable: The case for imaging management
By Dr. David Soffa, Brandon Cady
When the Obama administration unveiled its 2013 budget last month, it proposed saving up to $5 billion in healthcare costs for Medicare and Medicaid, in part by requiring preauthorization for imaging services. In this op-ed piece, representatives from radiology benefits management firm American Imaging Management explain why that's a good idea.
March 11, 2012
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Bill would require Medicare to pay for virtual colonoscopy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A bill has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would require Medicare payments for virtual colonoscopy screening.
March 8, 2012
Humanitarian project brings imaging to the masses in India
By James Brice
A clinical mission to India sponsored by the American Society of Echocardiography demonstrated the power of medical imaging and teleradiology by enabling cardiologists around the world to rapidly diagnose heart disease among patients examined with ultrasound thousands of miles away.
March 8, 2012
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CMS solicits imaging accreditation applicants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a notice in the Federal Register inviting independent accreditation organizations to apply to become a CMS-designated organization for accrediting suppliers furnishing the technical component of advanced diagnostic imaging services.
March 4, 2012
SAIC nets $78M CMS cybersecurity contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded a $78 million contract to Science Applications International (SAIC) to provide enterprise remote identity proofing and multifactor authentication.
February 28, 2012
Acusphere nets $2.5M in financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound contrast developer Acusphere has secured $2.5 million in new debt financing.
February 23, 2012
CMS releases stage 2 meaningful use proposed rule -- with imaging
By Kate Madden Yee
In a step that gives clarity to healthcare providers looking to capitalize on federal healthcare IT stimulus funding, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a proposed rule that provides the stage 2 requirements for the government's "meaningful use" program.
February 23, 2012
ACR, MITA call for Medicare coverage of VC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) are calling for Medicare coverage of virtual colonoscopy, according to statements from the two organizations.
February 22, 2012
MITA asks CMS to reconsider PET agents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has requested that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reconsider its national noncoverage decision (NCD) for PET tracers and remove exclusionary language that denies coverage for new PET imaging agents.
February 13, 2012
Ortho surgeons spend $2B per year on 'defensive medicine'
By Kate Madden Yee
SAN FRANCISCO - The practice of defensive medicine among orthopedic surgeons is a significant factor in healthcare costs, contributing some $2 billion in unnecessary spending per year in the U.S., according to a study presented today at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting.
February 8, 2012
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