Eileen Appelbaum, PhD, spoke during the Take Back Medicine summit, focused on the theme of “reclaiming medicine from corporate interests.” 

The agency is proposing a new electronic clinical quality measure for inpatients tied to "excessive radiation dose or inadequate image quality." 

H.R. 3561 also would apply to groups owned by physicians, hospitals, insurers, or venture capital firms, who could face fines of $2M for failing to comply. 

The finding comes as lobbying groups urge Congress to repeal an ongoing moratorium on doc hospital ownership

“We must not lose momentum," ACR, the Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research and more than 100 other organizations wrote to leaders of the U.S. Senate. 

“ACR strongly supports the federal efforts to preserve access to such care,” college Executive VP Cynthia R. Moran told Radiology Business. 

ACR recently highlighted the collaboration, labeling scope of practice as “one of the leading issues that are addressed by state legislatures.” 

The college issued its call to action on June 29, noting that the value-based care effort has been “plagued with challenges" since its inception.    

Both the complexity and volume of deals has soared in recent years, the agency noted, prompting the need to review premerger forms for the first time in years. 

ACR, SIR, ASTRO and others are concerned about about forthcoming cuts in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule that will impact specialties with high equipment costs.  

The American Medical Association said it is developing a targeted, grassroots campaign to begin fighting for Medicare reform. 

New standards for disinfecting devices could reduce sterilization capacity by upward of 50%, advocates estimate.