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. 

Anthem

Imaging centers, hospital system reach agreement with Anthem BCBS in $93M dispute

Bon Secours Mercy Health filed suit Aug. 28, alleging Virginia's largest commercial insurer had denied or downgraded an enormous volume of claims.

The Nanox.ARC imaging system

SEC reaches $1M settlement with imaging vendor Nanox over misstated cost of flagship device

The company claimed to investors that it could build the machine for as little as $8,000, ignoring higher alternative estimates provided by internal execs.

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Jury awards woman $7.6M in breast cancer diagnosis-related malpractice case

The case dates to 2015, when Kentuckian Kimberly Johnson received an erroneous letter from the local hospital stating that she was cancer-free.

Cigna

Cigna will pay $172M for allegedly filing false claims that lacked necessary imaging to back diagnosis codes

NPs purportedly would diagnose serious, complex conditions without the necessary medical imaging to reach such conclusions, the Department of Justice said Sept. 30. 

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CMS agrees to broaden MRI pay policy in response to radiology societies’ advocacy campaign

“After back and forth correspondence, and multiple phone calls, we are thrilled to announce that this campaign was successful,” one of the trade groups said. 

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Radiology Partners scores key victory in court battle with UnitedHealthcare

A California federal judge has granted RP's request to compel arbitration in its ongoing dispute with UHC over alleged underpayment. 

Siemens Healthineers MAGNETOM Viato.Mobile 1.5 Tesla MRI

FDA clears mobile 1.5T MRI system

The mobile MRI from Siemens Healthineers is cleared for deployment and can be used from practically anywhere.

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Medical malpractice lawsuits in interventional radiology most commonly stem from 2 procedure types

IR providers pay an average of $877,500 when settling such cases prior to a trial, while average jury awards total more than $2 million. 

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.