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Global Diagnostic Imaging Market to Reach $26.6 Billion by 2016

Fueled by the increasing size of the aged population and widening applications stemming from continuous developments, the global diagnostic imaging market is expected to grow from $20.7 billion in 2010 to $26.6 billion by 2016, indicates a research report issued by research firm MarketsandMarkets.

MITA Praises Senate For Medical Device User Fee Payment Focus

The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) today praised U.S. policymakers for their continued attention to the issue of medical device user fee payment. The industry group formally expressed its sentiments following this morning’s hearing on the topic held by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

ACOs Adopting Varied Payment Models

Most accountable care organizations (ACOs) are adopting one of four different approaches to creating new payment models, according to a new report sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation established to promote improvements in the U.S. health care system.

FDA Puts Stop to Use of CardioGen-82, Voluntary Recall Initiated

In a follow-up to an advisory issued on July 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has alerted health care professionals to stop using CardioGen-82 for cardiac PET scans.

IOM Report Likely to Address 510(k) Approval Process

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) on Friday will release a report advising the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as to how it can refine its medical device approval process to quickly move products to market while preserving patient safety.

Patients Not Quite Ready For EHRs, Study Shows

While providers may not object significantly to the idea of adopting electronic health records (EHRs), hurdles remain when it comes to convincing patients that their personal health information is truly safeguarded under an EHR umbrella.

Health Care Inflation Slows For U.S. Employers

Health care expenditures aren’t entirely rising across the board: The “cost growth” of medical care for individuals in employer-sponsored health plans has slowed to an annualized rate of 3.8% in the first three months of the year, compared to the “cost growth” rate of 6.3% recorded for the first quarter of 2010, according to the recently released

Zotec Software Certified For Ambulatory Meaningful Use

Zotec Partners, an Indianapolis, Ind.-based provider of medical billing, practice management, and radiology information systems (RIS) software and services, today announced that its Electronic Billing Center (EBC) RIS software version 6.7 has been tested and certified for Ambulatory Meaningful Use by the Certified HIT Product List (CHPL) under

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Nearly $800,000 settlement offered to family of man who died during MRI exam

The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.

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Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

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.

Cardiovascular Business
‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

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.