Industry News

• In The News
  11.09.11

  Lawmakers Urge FDA to Improve Predictability in Device Approvals Process

  A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg urging the agency to improve regulatory certainty and predictability in the medical device approval process.

• In The News
  11.08.11

  New scan can speed Parkinson’s diagnosis

  A new scan to help in difficult-to-diagnose cases of Parkinson’s disease or other parkinsonian syndromes is available at more than 80 U.S. hospitals since receiving federal approval earlier this year…

• In The News
  11.07.11

  Acceptance grows for VC among patients, referring physicians

  A large survey of patients who underwent virtual colonoscopy at three U.S. centers found high acceptance of the noninvasive exam, as well as a reluctance to undergo conventional colonoscopy among nearly one-third of screening patients, according to results presented at the 2011 International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy in Cambridge, MA.

• In The News
  11.04.11

  AMIC appeals to Congress to oppose RBMs

  The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC), together with almost two dozen patient advocacy and professional organizations, has sent a letter to Congress urging it not to adopt a prior authorization policy and further reimbursement cuts for medical imaging services.

• In The News
  11.03.11

  CMS reduces radiology cuts in 2012 pay schedule

  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has decided to trim proposed cuts to advanced imaging services, but radiologists warn the cuts will still hurt a profession already reeling from years of pay reductions.

• In The News
  11.02.11

  Kohl, Grassley Displeased With CMS Response On Sunshine Act Deadline

  Sens. Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Herb Kohl (D-WI) on Tuesday (Nov. 1) expressed disappointment with CMS’ slim response to their query on why the agency has been delinquent in implementing regulations for a provision in the health reform law that requires drug and device makers to report any payments made to physicians.

• In The News
  11.01.11

  10 lawmakers ask Congress to spare imaging

  Ten lawmakers have asked Congress to spare diagnostic imaging from further Medicare cuts, as politicians in Washington brace for prolonged budget battles this fall.

• In The News
  10.31.11

  Bipartisan group urges against imaging cuts

  A bipartisan group of 10 House representatives sent a letter to leaders of both parties urging them to oppose proposals reportedly under consideration by the super committee that would cut payments to imaging equipment makers.

• In The News
  10.28.11

  House bill would stop imaging cuts

  A bill that would prohibit a looming multiple procedure payment reduction (MPPR) to Medicare payments for the professional component of CT, MRI, and ultrasound exams received by the same patient, on the same day, in the same setting, in 2012 was introduced on Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives.

• In The News
  10.27.11

  Technology brings new opportunities in VC screening

  Technology is affecting virtual colonoscopy in ways that will improve the patient experience and increase the technique’s detection accuracy, according to presentations at the 2011 International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy.