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. 

Medic Vision Imaging Solutions' SafeCT-29 gains FDA clearance

Medic Vision Imaging Solutions has announced that it received FDA clearance for SafeCT-29, which was developed to help providers make sure all of their CT and PET/CT systems are compliant with the NEMA XR-29 “Smart Dose” standard.

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GW Health Workforce Institute: Nonlicensed and tele-health savvy health workers to shape future healthcare staffing needs

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Health-policy educator and researcher Patricia (“Polly”) Pittman, PhD, co-founded the GW Health Workforce Institute at George Washington University (GWHWI) in April 2015.

SIR backs new bill to reallocate GME opportunities

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) announced earlier this week that it supports a new bill it says would increase access to government-funded graduate medical education (GME) to newly recognized primary medical specialties such as interventional radiology. 

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Legislation would require rad assistants to be viewed as non-physician practitioners

If passed, new bipartisan legislation would require Medicare to recognize qualified radiology assistants as non-physician practitioners. Professionals with non-physician practitioner status can perform certain key tasks, helping doctors manage their workloads.  

Experts take part in interactive Twitter Q&A about women’s health

Women’s imaging network Mammosphere hosted its first #Mammochat Twitter Q&A last month, emphasizing the importance of communication between patients and healthcare providers.

SIR publishes interventional radiology staffing recommendations

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has released new recommendations related to the proper staffing of interventional radiology suites, publishing them in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.

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Wisconsin law allows physical therapists to order imaging from radiologists

A historic new law in Wisconsin allows physical therapists (PTs) to order x-rays directly from radiologists. It is the first state to pass a law that unequivocally says PTs have this right. 

ACR shares comments on CMS provider enrollment proposed rule

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has published its comments on the proposed rule CMS released in February, Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider Enrollment Process (CMS-6058-P). CMS said the rule was created as part of the ongoing effort to keep “questionable providers and suppliers” from entering Medicare and make it easier to quickly identify “instances of improper behavior.” 

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.

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