Medical technology companies are making an end of year push to get the Senate to pick up legislation that would remove the medical device excise tax.

The amoung of money paid in meaningful use incentives has begun to draw the attention of legislators frustrated by lack of progress on interoperability.

A HIMSS panel recently analyzed the election's impact at the state and national level for the futre of health IT.

The device tax that will go into effect in 2013 coupled with regulatory uncertainty is causing investors to pull back, MITA claims.

Paul H. Ellenbogen, MD, FACR, chair of the ACR's Board of Chancellors, submitted a public comment letter applauding the GAO's report.

There are five key market factors behind the consumerism trend reports Radiolgy Business Journal.

To create an “integrated national imaging group,” Optimal Radiology has joined with Advanced Diagnostic Imaging (ADI).

On any given day, Mickie Burrell, medical assistant at the Marshfield Family Clinic in Missouri, has her hands full, as do her fellow staff members. “We see 80 to 100 patients a day, so time is of the essence for us,” she says. Like many primary-care facilities, the clinic has a wide scope of practice. She adds, “We do everything here, so at the