When CMS expanded the MPPR methodology to include the professional component of imaging, the argument was that it was a fair and valid to discount subsequent reads after the first read by 25 percent because there are efficiencies in reading multiple scans. A new JACR study finds this is not so.

The Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) announced during its annual meeting in Los Angeles that it endorses Are You Dense Advocacy Inc , the patient advocacy group that has pushed for breast density notification laws at the state and national level

The budget includes money for a fix to the flawed SGR formula for calculating physician payments and recommends closing of the in-office ancillary services exception (IOASE) to the Stark self-referral law.

Canada’s Calgary Scientific Inc has received FDA clearance to market their ResolutionMD™ software to diagnose medical images on Android devices

Viztek says it is now the first PACS vendor to provide viewing capabilities for digital breast tomosynthesis imaging and eliminate the need for a stand-alone viewing system

The cost of the 2.3% excise tax on the manufacturers of medical devices will come out of money spent on research and development, and the pockets of patients, predicts the nonpartisan research organization

The Wall Street Journal put a spotlight on radiologists’ and manufacturers’ efforts to minimize radiation from CT scanning

Under Federal anti-kickback regulations, giving referring physicians software has long counted as a valuable gift that could induce improper referrals. Now the government is recognizing that this well intentioned regulation may be harming efforts to increase interoperability of electronic health records (EHRs)