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The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today announced it has been awarded a Commerce Department International Trade Administration (ITA) Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) award. The purpose of this is to increase exports and expand patient access to diagnostic medical imaging, radiation therapy and radiopharmaceuticals.
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The 510(k) premarket notification process can be improved and does not need to be abandoned, representatives from the medical device industry told the Food and Drug Administration during a Sept. 16 public meeting.
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Tim Trysla, executive director of Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC), applauded the decision and noted that there is no research showing that RBMs achieve the long-term cost savings that proponents claim they do.
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In the late 1990s, radiology societies helped encourage vendor adoption of the DICOM 3.0 standard, a milestone that ultimately sparked a revolution in digital image management. Now, RSNA hopes its Image Share project will do the same for the nascent field of image sharing.
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Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) urged fellow lawmakers to strike down the 2.3 percent medical device excise, set to go into effect in 2013, that has been criticized by industry groups as a job-killer.
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The U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Health 2.0 conference are soliciting applications for a competition that will award grants to developers of healthcare IT software.
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In The News 09.12.11
Neuroscientists Produce Guide for Using Ultrasound to Treat Brain Disorders in Clinical Emergencies
The discovery that low-intensity, pulsed ultrasound can be used to noninvasively stimulate intact brain circuits holds promise for engineering rapid-response medical devices.
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Contrary to some other findings, new research indicates that mammograms and breast self-exams are useful for the detection of breast cancer, including cancers in younger women.
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The medical device excise tax that is set to take effect in 2013 will harm U.S. competitiveness and cost thousands of jobs, a health care industry group said Sept. 7.
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Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) says White House regulations chief Cass Sunstein did not adequately provide a response to an inquiry on how FDA can better incorporate device industry input in the development of guidance documents.
New Data Shows Decline in Medical Imaging Utilization
A new analysis of Medicare data finds that spending on medical imaging continues to decline and that Medicare patients are receiving fewer imaging procedures. Learn More
MITA Now Includes Radiopharmaceutical Industry in Membership
With new membership MITA unites both halves of nuclear medicine. Learn More
CT Lung Cancer Screening Named Top Five Advance in 2011
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) named CT-based lung cancer screening amongst 2011’s top five advances in its annual report on progress against cancer. Learn More
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