The transition to digital mammography has not solved the challenge of missed cancers in screening mammography. The percentage of missed interval and screen-detected cancers was comparable in film and digital programs, according to a study published online June 14 in Radiology.

The number of Americans with a history of cancer will grow to almost 18 million by 2022, up from an estimated 13.7 million today, driven by improving cancer survival rates and a growing, aging population, according to a report from the American Cancer Society in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO), in a recent analysis of previous recommendations for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), found that the IRS has implemented one of four recommendations made in June 2011 to strengthen the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) efforts by scheduling the development of performance measures for the PPACA program.

Trends in the use of implantable orthopedic and cardiac devices in Medicare beneficiaries were mixed between 2003 and 2009, according to an analysis by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). For instance, admission rates for beneficiaries receiving implantable cardiac devices fluctuated between 2003 and 2009, but showed declines after 2007. In contrast, admission rates for orthopedic implantations rose steadily.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center has announced a new round of applications relating to the Advance Payment Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released information about its 2013  Payment Adjustment Hardship Exemption for the Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program, which was implemented in 2009. The program uses incentive payments and payment adjustments to encourage the use of qualified electronic prescribing systems.

House of Representatives' Small Business Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology Chairwoman Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.) sent a letter to Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), inquiring about whether the department has adopted the Institute of Medicines (IOM) recommendations for improving the safety of health IT.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released an e-prescribing toolkit for physician offices.