CMS extends attestation deadline

On February 25, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an extension to the attestation deadline for Medicare EHR Incentive Program reporting periods that occurred in calendar year (CY) 2014. Participants now have until March 20, 2015 to complete the online attestation process for their CY 2014 meaningful use (MU) compliance. 

Around the web

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.

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.

The all-in-one Omni Legend PET/CT scanner is now being manufactured in a new production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin.