Hospitals that cater exclusively to heart patients are no less cost-effective than full-service institutions, according to an analysis in the October issue of Health Services Research.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has initiatedthe first of several aggressive new steps to find and prevent waste,fraud and abuse in Medicare with the launch of a national recoveryaudit contractor (RAC) program.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has intervened in a lawsuitagainst several companies, including McKesson, alleging that theysubmitted false claims to Medicare arising from illegal kickbacks andthe establishment of sham durable medical equipment suppliers.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has initiated the first of several aggressive new steps to find and prevent waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare with the launch of a national recovery audit contractor (RAC) program.

Syracuse Radiation Oncology in Syracuse, N.Y., have deployed RapidArc radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has assumed regulatoryauthority over certain radioactive materials in five states, Guam andsome U.S. possessions, effective Sept. 30, under provisions of theEnergy Policy Act of 2005.

MiMvista highlighted its atlas-based deformable registration, which isa pre-planning solution for radiation therapy, at the 50th annualmeeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology(ASTRO) in Boston last week.

Varian Medical Systems introduced new functionality to its RapidArcradiotherapy technology at the 50th annual meeting of the AmericanSociety for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) in Boston lastweek.