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. 

Boom times for builders of imaging centers, other care facilities

New imaging centers are one of several categories of healthcare facility driving a construction boomlet. Health Facilities Management reported the development last winter. The trade outlet Construction Dive takes a fresh look at it now.

October 7, 2016

Congressman wins MITA award, makes the news for fighting medical device tax

The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has awarded U.S. Rep. Bill Flores of Texas its 2016 Innovation Award for, among other things, his role in securing a two-year suspension of the Affordable Care Act’s medical device tax. And a local TV station has brought the development to its community.

October 7, 2016

Tom Brady, medical-imaging pitchman

Fresh off completing his four-game suspension over the “Deflategate” brouhaha, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is out with a new endorsement. And what’s he helping to sell? Healthcare services for Shields Healthcare—the “official MRI provider of the Patriots.” 

October 6, 2016

Radiology paged to the news studio

Earlier this week the NBC affiliate in Green Bay chose to tell its viewers about what it is that radiologists do, airing a segment with a local rad who gives a two-minute rundown.

September 27, 2016

Is Scotland headed for a radiology crisis?

Due to a looming staffing shortage, radiology services in Scotland are slouching toward a preventable crisis, according to the health correspondent at The Scotsman.

September 21, 2016

Imaging in the picture as Michigan draws up blueprint for comprehensive care coordination

Healthcare-economics experts in the Great Lakes State are preparing to tuck into a health-system makeover project that, they hope, will eventually yield tight care coordination—and thus substantial resource savings—on a grand scale. 

September 19, 2016

A radiology residency program rises like a phoenix in Buffalo

In one fell swoop, a medical school in upstate New York has beefed up its radiology faculty by 35 radiologists. In the process, it’s done nothing less than relaunch a long dormant residency program. 

September 13, 2016
Michael Walter

Rad report grading systems: The quality metric of tomorrow or a step too far?

In the Journal of the American College of Radiology, author Richard E. Heller III, MD, MBA, recently concluded an article by saying radiology needs a “new and gradable standard” for written radiology reports. Is this a good idea? A bad one?

September 13, 2016

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Automated AI-generated measurements combined with annotated CT images can improve treatment planning and help referring physicians and patients better understand their disease, explained Sarah Jane Rinehart, MD, director of cardiac imaging with Charleston Area Medical Center.

Two advanced algorithms—one for CAC scores and another for segmenting cardiac chamber volumes—outperformed radiologists when assessing low-dose chest CT scans. 

"Gen AI can help tackle repetitive tasks and provide insights into massive datasets, saving valuable time," Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said Tuesday. 

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