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. 

Illinois governor signs new 3D mammography legislation into law

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation this week that requires insurance plans throughout the state to cover 3D mammography. Rauner signed Senate Bill 466 at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois.

July 22, 2016

MITA: Imaging will be important component of Cancer Moonshot

With many in the American medical community joining in the discussion about Vice President Joe Biden’s Cancer Moonshot initiative, the Medical Imaging and Technology Allianace (MITA) released a policy statement outlining the role imaging can play in treating cancer and highlighting the importance of imaging’s inclusion in Cancer Moonshot discussions. 

July 18, 2016

Radiological Society of Connecticut recognizes House Majority Leader Joe Aresimowicz

Connecticut House Majority Leader Joe Aresimowicz was honored by the Radiological Society of Connecticut for supporting legislation that allows policymakers to track access for patients to imaging services. 

July 18, 2016

Lafayette hospital creates radiology scholarship fund in honor of shooting victim

A Lafayette, Louisiana, hospital has created a scholarship fund for women pursuing careers in radiology to honor an employee who died in a local theater shooting last summer.

July 15, 2016
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The debate over radiology residents’ clinical year continues

Radiology residents are required to complete a year-long internship before officially beginning their four-year residency—but is this “clinical year” necessary? 

July 12, 2016

Radiology is the only medical field where women doctors make more than men

Radiology seems to be the only medical field on which the gender pay gap hasn’t inflicted its presence, according to a new study by Harvard Medical School. Female radiologists tend to make more than male radiologists, researchers found. 

July 11, 2016

CMS proposes changes to 2017 payment models

New rules from CMS on payment systems were released July 6, according to a statement from the government agency. 

July 7, 2016
Women with dense breasts and benign breast disease have increased risks of developing #breastcancer

Measuring the impact of breast density legislation on a state’s patients

New Jersey’s breast density legislation was successful in publicizing the potential masking effect of dense breasts, according to a recent study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Supplemental screening ultrasounds and MRI examinations both became more common in the state after the law went into effect in May 2014.

July 6, 2016

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"This was an unneeded burden, which was solely adding to the administrative hassles of medicine," said American Society of Nuclear Cardiology President Larry Phillips.

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

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