Medicsight PLC, a provider of computer-aided detection (CAD) and medical image analysis software headquartered in London, England, has entered into a technology integration agreement with Ziosoft, Inc., a Redwood City, Calif.-based vendor of functional imaging visualization software. The combination of the companies’ two solutions will enable

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) yesterday proposed a framework to assist states in building Affordable Insurance Exchanges, state-based competitive marketplaces where individuals and small businesses will be able to purchase affordable private health insurance and have the same insurance choices as members of Congress.

Following breast cancer screening guidelines suggested in a study published in the July 5, 2011 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine may negate “the significant, and proven life-saving benefit of mammography in women ages 40 and over and result in thousands of unnecessary breast cancer deaths each year”, according to the American College of

Insurance rate increases are under the microscope, with change possibly afoot. The Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin in September to review health insurance rate increases higher than 10% in an evaluation required under the Affordable Care Act. The agency says it will examine rate increases in seven states that lack the

The founder of a teleradiology services provider has been convicted of 30 counts of fraud for allowing radiology reports from his company to be approved without prior review.

Self-referral in medical imaging is a major catalyst in fostering diagnostic imaging growth, bolstering the use of imaging by 60% and increasing associated costs by more than $3 billion, indicates a new study published in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule that would update payment policies and rates for physicians and non-physician practitioners (NPPs) for services paid under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) in calendar year 2012. More than 1 million providers of vital health services to Medicare beneficiaries

Spiraling healthcare expenditures paralleled by increasing health care costs and premium rates of medical care are creating a real and urgent need for reform in the medical technology sector worldwide, indicates a new report from research firm Frost & Sullivan.