Economics: Page 122

CMS posts final MPFS, HOPPS rules for 2011
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its final rules on the 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and the 2011 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS), according to the American College of Radiology.
November 11, 2010
Univ. of Wash. students win ultrasound grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A team of University of Washington undergraduate students has won a $100,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to test a low-cost ultrasound system in Africa.
November 10, 2010
CMS proposes decrease in HOPD fees
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed that Medicare beneficiaries see a decrease in out-of-pocket costs for services from hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) in calendar year 2011.
November 3, 2010
Access trumps sophistication in bid to bring CT to Africa
By Eric Barnes
A new program called CT for Africa aims to address global disparities in access to healthcare by making advanced imaging technology such as CT available in developing countries. The firm that launched the program, GE Healthcare, is delivering low-cost CT units to areas that previously only had access to radiography.
November 3, 2010
CMS issues final rule on preventive services
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule with comment period that would implement key provisions in the Affordable Care Act of 2010 to expand preventive services for Medicare beneficiaries, improve payments for primary care services, and promote access to healthcare services in rural areas.
November 2, 2010
Medipattern grows revenue in FY 2010
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer Medipattern posted a double-digit revenue gain in its 2010 fiscal year, despite weaker than expected reimbursement from U.S. healthcare insurance companies for its B-CAD technology.
October 28, 2010
VC advocates tout aggressive strategy for screening coverage
By Eric Barnes
BOSTON - Advocates of virtual colonoscopy laid out their plans for securing Medicare reimbursement for VC colon screening at this week's International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy. The new strategy includes initiatives at the clinical, legislative, and public advocacy levels designed to make reimbursement a reality.
October 25, 2010
InfraReDx secures $21M in financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Coronary imaging developer InfraReDx has completed $21 million in equity financing.
October 11, 2010
Breast cancer diagnostic delay linked to race, not insurance
By Kate Madden Yee
A woman's race and ethnicity may influence how quickly she gets diagnosed for breast cancer, more than whether or not she has health insurance, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.
October 4, 2010
MedQuist secures financing deals
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Speech recognition and transcription technology provider MedQuist has entered into definitive agreements for $310 million in financing.
September 30, 2010
FDA, CMS propose parallel product review
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are considering a process for overlapping evaluations of premarket, FDA-regulated medical products when the product sponsor and both agencies agree to a parallel review.
September 19, 2010
Report: Use of advanced imaging up in ED
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The use of advanced imaging technology for noninjury emergency department (ED) visits has increased dramatically, according to a report published September 8 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.
September 9, 2010
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