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MRI safety in Canada
While legal standards for MRI safety may still be in their formative stages in Canada, they are currently far ahead of those in the U.S., according to MRI architectural consultant Tobias Gilk. Canadians may be poised to leapfrog their neighbors to the south in MRI safety by making safety provisions a requirement for MRI providers.
August 31, 2006
Biophan issued nanomagnetic coating patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI-compatible device developer Biophan Technologies of Rochester, NY, said it has been issued a U.S. patent (No. 7,091,412) that covers the placement of nanomagnetic coatings on medical devices that are exposed to biological tissues.
August 30, 2006
Bush signs health information executive order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reported that President Bush signed a multifaceted executive order yesterday that directs federal agencies that administer or support health insurance programs to take steps that will result in more complete and open information for consumers.
August 22, 2006
Intermagnetics settles lawsuits, sets merger vote
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Intermagnetics General has set a date of September 26 for its shareholders to vote on the acquisition of the Latham, NY, MRI components provider by Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA.
August 17, 2006
Reassignment rule proposal offers mixed bag for imaging
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
The recently published 2007 proposal for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) brings mostly bad news for diagnostic imaging as interventional radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiology are faced with double-digit cuts in reimbursement. The one bright spot in this year's MPFS proposal is that CMS may finally be ready to tackle the issue of imaging self-referral via significant changes to the reassignment rule.
August 17, 2006
Public Citizen's DRA 2005 suit dismissed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Public interest group Public Citizen reported that the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has dismissed its suit holding that the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005 was unconstitutional.
August 14, 2006
Hologic completes FTC settlement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic of Bedford, MA, reported that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has given its final approval to a consent agreement regarding the acquisition of the Mammotest prone bed breast biopsy system from Denver-based Fischer Imaging last year.
August 9, 2006
U.S. Senate introduces bill to delay DRA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A bill was introduced into the U.S. Senate late Thursday to delay the implementation of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005.
August 3, 2006
HHS releases final 'safe harbors' rules for health IT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) yesterday released final regulations expected to make it easier for physicians to adopt electronic health records (EHR) technology.
August 1, 2006
Two suits filed against Intermagnetics-Philips deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Two class-action lawsuits have been filed challenging the acquisition of MRI components provider Intermagnetics General of Latham, NY, by multimodality vendor Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA.
July 30, 2006
House approves H.R. 4157 healthcare IT bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. House of Representatives approved the Better Health Information System Act of 2006 (H.R. 4157) late yesterday afternoon in a vote of 270-148, with 14 members not voting.
July 27, 2006
Groups testify against DRA imaging cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Several physicians' groups and practitioners spoke out against diagnostic imaging payment reductions as outlined in the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005 in a hearing before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on Tuesday.
July 18, 2006
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