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IsoRay scores additional financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical has closed on $16.5 million in equity financing.
March 22, 2007
Microsoft, Scriptnetics team for EMR financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Electronic medical record (EMR) system developer Scriptnetics of Sackville, NE, has signed an agreement with Microsoft Financing of Redmond, WA, to provide financing capabilities for potential customers of the firms.
March 5, 2007
Maccabi Healthcare introduces HMO-based IT product
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An Israeli healthcare maintenance organization (HMO), Maccabi Healthcare Services, has released a healthcare information technology (HIT) product specifically for HMOs.
February 19, 2007
CMS rescinds IDTF rule changes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has backed down on a controversial proposal that would have implemented stringent new requirements for independent diagnostic testing facilities (IDTFs).
February 18, 2007
New CMS rules put the brakes on IDTFs
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
In a sweeping bid to cut Medicare fraud, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued new rules scheduled to go into effect February 26 that raise the bar for sites applying to be designated as an independent diagnostic testing facility (IDTF). The new compliance standards, issued late last month as a change request, could dramatically change how IDTFs conduct their operations.
February 12, 2007
CareMedic Launches SecondaryGold
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Revenue-management application developer CareMedic Systems has released a secondary claim processing and follow-up product called SecondaryGold.
February 5, 2007
Medicare proposes expanded stent coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed to expand its policy for carotid artery stenting (CAS).
February 1, 2007
CodeRyte adds to management ranks
Internet-based medical coding technology and services provider CodeRyte of Bethesda, MD, has named Josh Pollatsek as vice president of business development, and Evan McDonnell to the post of vice president of marketing.
January 30, 2007
UHG debuts imaging services quality initiative
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
UnitedHealth Group (UHG) has collaborated with the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) on a nationwide quality improvement initiative for diagnostic imaging services.
January 14, 2007
Minority women still face lag time for breast cancer diagnosis, treatment
By Shalmali Pal
Of all ethnic minorities, African-American women experience the most diagnostic and treatment delays for breast cancer. While this may not be new information to women's health specialists, it does emphasize the need for measures to remove these barriers, according to an international, multidisciplinary group of researchers.
December 26, 2006
Colon cancer screening reimbursement yields earlier-stage diagnosis
By Eric Barnes
A study of older Americans has found that better access to screening colonoscopy since 1998 has led to the detection of more right-sided and early-stage colorectal cancers. The findings suggest that reimbursement for colorectal cancer screening may significantly, and perhaps cost-effectively, reduce mortality from the disease.
December 18, 2006
CMS looks to cut CAD reimbursement
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a significant reimbursement reduction to technical component codes for diagnostic and screening mammography computer-aided detection (CAD) that would take effect in 2007. Reductions such as this one, coupled with the inability of facilities to afford new technology, may contribute to the changing landscape of mammography.
December 7, 2006
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