Policy & Regulations

This channel includes news coverage of healthcare policy and regulations set by Congress, the states, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and medical associations and societies. 

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Physician congressman hopes to address ‘appalling’ inaction on Medicare pay fix by March

Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, R-Ind, spoke during the American Medical Association’s National Advocacy Conference, which took place from Feb. 12-14 in Washington. 
 

February 15, 2024

Outpatient imaging provider attempts to capitalize on closure of 2 local hospitals

Smart Scan Medical Imaging has sought to attract customers impacted by the news, noting the institutions were seeing 400 patients per month. 

February 14, 2024
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Physician Medicare payment reform the goal of new congressional working group

Radiology advocates said they look forward to working with the six senators, who believe Congress "must make changes" to the flawed system. 

February 12, 2024

CMS beta testing new mammography-related quality measures

The federal agency is aiming to assess radiologist performance in breast cancer screening and improve patient outcomes.

February 9, 2024
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US senators seek heightened scrutiny around AI’s use in healthcare

Several experts testified at the Senate Finance Committee inquiry, including two physicians and Siemens Healthineers' head of digital health

February 9, 2024
Money bankruptcy debt liquidation

Radiology provider Akumin completes bankruptcy process

The Florida-based imaging group has successfully deleveraged from its debts, which totaled some $470 million at the time of the filing in October. 

February 8, 2024

After extracting $85M from imaging provider and its CEO, DOJ targets former chief financial officer

Florida resident Rick Nassenstein allegedly “played a central role” in a scheme that involved paying physicians “exorbitant” fees to refer patients for PET scans. 

February 7, 2024
Recall

FDA issues Class I recall notice for Philips nuclear imaging system

The alert pertains to its BrightView SPECT family of products, with concerns a loose screw could cause machinery to fall on a patient. 

February 6, 2024

Around the web

Using CT to perform coronary artery calcium scoring on symptomatic chest pain patients can deliver significant value, according to a new data published in Radiology

Peninsula Imaging told Mary Raver in 2014 that a cancerous growth was benign. She now has 18 months to live.

The Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance applauded two new CPT Category III codes for myocardial blood flow reserve (MBFR) assessments.

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