A House subcommittee has approved a draft fiscal year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services funding bill that would increase funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by $1.1 billion, but also puts the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) on the chopping block.

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today commended the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation, which ensures the United States secures the most effective trade agreements possible to advance medical imaging and patient access to care.

National radiology services and telemedicine provider vRad has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by MEDNAX, a provider of maternal-fetal, newborn, pediatric subspecialty and anesthesia physician services.

When a bill to permanently repeal and replace the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) easily passed the U.S. House late last month, it seemed like legislators were closer than ever to fixing the yearly threat to physician pay. As another deadline looms for the Senate, however, a report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) Office of the Actuary is pointing out the limits of the bill.

Prices for noncontrast head CT vary widely among all imaging facilities but are readily available for most top-tier academic and private radiology practices, according to study results published online April 1 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

When Medicare launched its Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) in 2007, the agency might just as well have come right out and told physicians: Show your quality or forfeit your profitability.

As usual, this year's HIMSS Conference & Exhibition offers an impressive list of keynote speakers.

Maybe the 18th time is the charm? After 17 temporary patches to the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, a permanent solution seems closer than ever before.