Policy & Regulations

This channel includes news coverage of healthcare policy and regulations set by Congress, the states, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and medical associations and societies. 

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Microsoft notches antitrust approval for nearly $20B acquisition of radiology vendor Nuance

The two tech giants have now cleared a key hurdle to completing their merger, company officials revealed recently. 

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FDA approves first commercially available PSMA PET imaging agent for prostate cancer

Pylarify is a F 18-labeled, prostate-specific membrane antigen targeted PET agent used to pinpoint suspected metastasis or recurrence of the disease. 

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4 ways radiology practices can strengthen their price transparency strategy while outshining competitors

Most nonhospital-based groups fall outside of the new CMS rule, but there’s still an opportunity to adopt this mindset and attract new customers, experts wrote recently. 

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Radiologist participation in Medicare ACOs is surging, and late comers must take notice

Rad involvement in these value-minded care-coordination efforts leapt threefold, preparing members of the specialty to take on downside risk while strengthening bonds with hospital partners.

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Administration postpones Trump-era rule to grant faster Medicare coverage for 'breakthrough' devices

The final rule would eliminate lag time between the FDA approving new technology and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services paying for it. 

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Radiologists support bipartisan proposal to quash prior authorization red tape in Medicare Advantage

Representatives recently introduced the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act in the U.S. House, drawing support from the ACR, Medical Group Management Association and others. 

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American College of Radiology urges Biden administration to fix holes in surprise billing legislation

The college is concerned gray areas in the No Surprises Act give health insurers leeway “that could be used as leverage to disrupt good-faith negotiations.” 

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Radiology practice dodges $187,000 malpractice payout after hospital partner had sought indemnity

The Indiana Court of Appeals recently sided with Lake Imaging, agreeing that the Medical Malpractice Act and its statute of limitations also apply to provider relationships. 

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.