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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Nuclear Regulatory Commission votes down controversial Authorized User Criteria changes

The proposed plan would have relaxed requirements for handling and administering unsealed radiopharmaceutical materials, which could present safety concerns, the ACR cautioned.

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FDA greenlights Vuze Medical's software imaging system used during spinal operations

The system combines preoperative cross-sectional images with intraoperative 2D X-rays to give surgeons real-time graphical overlays.

ACR challenges lack of transparency in Medicare Administrative Contractor coverage determinations

The American College of Radiology has joined 17 other provider groups in urging CMS to address poor stakeholder engagement. 

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Imaging company's security incident hits patients in their wallets

A data breach at Touchstone Medical Imaging facilities in Texas is costing patients thousands of dollars, according to a report from CBSN Dallas-Fort Worth.

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FDA greenlights AI software that helps diagnose breast and thyroid cancers

The software can reduce false-positive results on thyroid exams by over 35%, according to Koios Medical.

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‘Time is now’: Stakeholders must take action to curtail low-value imaging, other services

Nine years into the Choosing Wisely campaign, reductions in low-value care have been "modest at best," experts reported in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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Senate finalizes radiologist relief from Medicare cuts, sending final bill to president

Absent congressional action, the American College of Radiology said such reductions would have threatened access to imaging and deepened disparities. 

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Congress reaches bipartisan deal to blunt Medicare cuts, drawing praise from radiology advocates

“A pandemic is not the time to be cutting access to doctors for patients on Medicare,” said Rep. Kim Schrier, MD, D-Wash. 

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Positron partners with Upbeat Cardiology Solutions to improve cardiac PET/CT access

Positron, a New York-based nuclear imaging company, will now provide Upbeat Cardiology Solutions with advanced PET/CT systems and services. 

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Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

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‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

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