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CHAMP Act moves forward, passes U.S. House

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

In a vote that brings the Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act (CHAMP) of 2007 (H.R. 3162), closer to becoming law, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill Wednesday, August 1.

August 1, 2007

U.S. House reauthorizes MDUFMA

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to reauthorize the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA II).

July 11, 2007

TeraRecon settles suit against Fovia

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Advanced visualization firm TeraRecon of San Mateo, CA, has settled a 3D imaging technology lawsuit it filed in 2005 against volume-rendering technology firm Fovia.

July 2, 2007

E-Z-EM to fight Tyco lawsuit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Contrast and virtual colonoscopy developer E-Z-EM said that it has been sued by Tyco Healthcare Group in a U.S. district court in Texas.

July 1, 2007

U.S. Senate tries again with healthcare IT bill

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A bipartisan healthcare IT bill has been reintroduced in the U.S. Senate after failing to pass in the waning days of the 109th Congress. Called the Wired for Health Care Quality Act of 2007, the bill aims to encourage the development of standards for healthcare IT, according to its sponsors.

June 25, 2007

The DRA at six months: How outpatient imaging centers are coping

By Kate Madden Yee

After looming large for two years, the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005 finally took effect this past January. Now, six months into its implementation, U.S. outpatient imaging centers have a clearer sense of what they're up against.

June 25, 2007