The Center for Device and Radiological health (CDRH) has released its guidance development plans for the 2015 fiscal year, with medical device clinical decision software included as a top priority.

There are two schools of thought on physician self-referral. On one side are supporters who see the practice as a harmless means of streamlining care for patients. On the other are detractors who consider it a cynical form of capitalism run amok in healthcare.

Registration is open for RBMA 2015 Building Better Radiology Marketing Programs. The meeting will be held in New Orleans, LA, from March 15-17, 2015.

The 12th Annual World Health Care Congress convenes decision makers from all sectors of health care to catalyze change. 

“The repeal of the medical device tax is our number one priority for 2015. We are really hoping this is the year we see it repealed.”

Though I’m sure much of the news we write about this year will be unexpected, there are a handful of stories I’m excited to watch develop.

Last week CMS announced that more than 257,000 physicians—that’s more than half of all docs treating Medicare patients—will be docked 1 percent in 2015 for failing to meet their 2013 Meaningful Use goals. The fallout from the federal program’s critics was swift and pointed. This week imagingBiz asked ACR to weigh in on behalf of radiologists. 

Subject of several studies presented at the recent meeting of RSNA, the effects of high school contact sports on brain physiology are beginning to be recognized by public policymakers.