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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The most common reasons for imaging contrast agent-related malpractice lawsuits

Experts offered three takeaways from their query of legal claims databases, sharing their findings in Radiology. 

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Investment firm sues ultrasound developer QT Imaging hoping to force completion of merger deal

GigCapital5 and the Novato, California-based ultrasound-maker first announced their intent to partner in December 2022, creating a company with combined value of $151M. 

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ACR sees burden and little benefit from CMS’s plan to tackle ‘excessive radiation dose’

The American College of Radiology is "urgently" asking that the agency rename the measure, worried that it could be spreading misinformation.

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FDA clears and grants breakthrough status for radiology triage tool from Annalise.ai

The Sydney, Australia-based vendor said its solution enables both passive and active notifications for suspected obstructive hydrocephalus. 

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Radiology groups urge CMS to retool the flawed Merit-based Incentive Payment System

Leaders with ACR, the RBMA and Radiology Partners all have recently written about concerning aspects of the quality-focused Medicare payment program. 

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ACR, others push for imaging-agent pay fix as House leaders plan hearing on topic

The House Energy and Commerce Committee announced Tuesday that it will hold a hearing to discuss the FIND Act. 

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Radiology Business Management Association warns CMS that specialty is reaching a ‘tipping point’

“After 16 straight years of cuts to radiology this is an unsustainable environment in medicine,” RBMA Executive Director Bob Still wrote to the agency.

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Study unearths high rates of incidental findings on pediatric CT scans for trauma

About 10% of these cases required immediate or urgent action, researchers detailed in Clinical Imaging. 

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Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

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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.