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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Computer simulation crunches numbers on ACS, USPSTF breast cancer screening recommendations

One of healthcare’s most common debates is which of the many different breast cancer screening guidelines women should follow to receive the best possible care. The authors of a new study in the American Journal of Roentgenology ran a Monte Carlo computer simulation to put the screening mammography guidelines released by the American Cancer Society (ACS) in 2015 up against the updated recommendations released by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) in 2016.

FDA sheds light on role of MQSA inspectors

The FDA has published new information about the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) program on its website, outlining what is expected of MQSA inspectors once they have been hired.

Playoff game sparks yet another controversy over NFL’s concussion protocol

Though the National Football League (NFL) recently updated its concussion protocol, the league is still taking heat for the way teams are treating players who take big hits. For example, Nancy Armour of USA Today wrote an editorial after the Jan. 7 playoff matchup between the Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints that called the Panthers out for how they handled an especially bad-looking hit on quarterback Cam Newton.

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Students should be learning more about radiation oncology in med school

Radiation oncologists should be more directly involved in the formal education of medical students, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Judge weighing options in radiologist’s lawsuit against Duke, UNC

Progress is being made in a radiologist’s lawsuit filed against Duke University and the University of North Carolina, which alleges the schools have a secret agreement not to hire professors away from one another.

NFL to include neurotrauma consultants in amended concussion protocol

The National Football League (NFL)'s concussion protocol was recently amended to include a central unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant (UNC) for all games. This development comes as on-field incidents have generated discussion about the league's handling of concussions.

ACR revises, expands appropriateness criteria

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has updated and revised its appropriateness guidelines.

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Should procedural training be standardized during residency?

New research published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology suggests procedural training should be standardized during residency and competence in specific procedures should be achieved at its completion.

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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.

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‘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.

Cardiovascular Business
GE HealthCare moves PET/CT scanner production to United States

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