Economics: Page 128

Senate delays Medicare payment cuts until April
By Kate Madden Yee
Overcoming opposition from one holdout lawmaker, the Senate has passed a $10 billion bill that further postpones a 21% cut in Medicare payments that went into effect March 1. The cut is mandated due to a flaw in the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to calculate Medicare payments.
March 2, 2010
Senate fails to avert 21% Medicare cut
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Senate on February 26 failed to pass legislation to fix a 21% cut in Medicare payments set to go into effect on March 1.
February 25, 2010
CMS delays PECOS implementation until 2011
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it will delay the Medicare Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) requirements until January 3, 2011.
February 17, 2010
Radiology IT explores new frontiers
By Cristen Bolan
Radiology continues to discover new ways to deliver modern medicine to remote regions of the world. Nongovernmental organization Shoulder to Shoulder is capitalizing on this trend, optimizing the existing global IT infrastructure to connect advanced healthcare in the U.S. with those who need it in Honduras.
February 17, 2010
Medweb donates to Haitian relief
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor Medweb has donated three PACS servers to the relief effort for earthquake victims in Haiti.
February 16, 2010
Highest breast cancer decline seen in affluent white women
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast cancer rates may be declining overall, but affluent white women are seeing the most significant declines, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health.
February 15, 2010
Medicare cuts don't lead to higher procedure volume
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new study published this month found that physicians don't necessarily order more tests to make up for lost revenue in the face of Medicare reimbursement cuts.
February 11, 2010
ACR Foundation launches Haiti relief
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) Foundation has launched a relief fund for Haiti to help the country recover from the devastating January 12 earthquake.
February 9, 2010
CMS cancels place-, date-of-service guidance
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has withdrawn a proposal it made in December that would have required physicians to report the specific date and place of service where the professional and technical components are provided, the agency said.
February 7, 2010
Fuji donates to Haiti relief effort
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has joined Stamford Hospital and AmeriCares in donating a portable digital x-ray system to the Haiti relief effort.
February 7, 2010
Editorial: CMS unfairly held VC to higher standard
By Eric Barnes
When the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rejected reimbursement for screening virtual colonoscopy last May, it appeared to hold VC to a higher standard than other screening tests that are already approved, according to an editorial in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
February 4, 2010
Teleradiology firm sets up Haiti link
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A U.S. teleradiology firm has set up a link with a children's hospital in Haiti to help diagnose patients injured in the massive January 12 earthquake.
February 1, 2010
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