A recent report published by the Institute for Health Technology Transformation in New York City, New York and Washington, D.C. outlines a myriad of changes to occur under the accountable care organization (ACO) model.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday awarded $2 million to support the establishment of two regional Centers of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

Working toward the goal of encouraging participation in the Medicare Shared Savings Program and the Advance Payment Initiative, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Office of Inspector General (OIG), and the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) last Thursday issued an interim final rule that sets forth waivers to the

The wireless device revolution is impacting the health care space: Patients are exhibiting a marked interest in communicating with their physicians via such devices, according to a new study by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® .

Radiation oncology solutions provider Accuray Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif., today announced that it has obtained 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Dose Control System (DCS).

Referring physicians with a financial interest in medical imaging services have higher imaging utilization rates than their colleagues with no such interest, reveals a study published online in the November issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Representing a fourth consecutive month of modest cost growth acceleration, the average per-capita cost of health care services covered by commercial insurance and Medicare grew by 5.73% over the 12 months ending in August, Standard & Poor's(S&P) Healthcare Economic Indices show.

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to accredit the Sectra MicroDose L30 full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system, effective last Friday.