A new report released by the Commonwealth Fund pegs the cost of health insurance as outpacing income growth in all 50 states.

Medicare spending on imaging continues to decline, with Medicare patients receiving fewer imaging procedures, according to an analysis of Medicare data released today by the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA).

Medicare spending on imaging continues to decline, with Medicare patients receiving fewer imaging procedures, according to an analysis of Medicare data, released today by the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), f

In a move it believes will simplify the process for all parties concerned, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the Medicare revalidation deadline for providers and suppliers to 2015.

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and the eHealth Initiative (eHI) have issued the "HIE Guide for CIOs." The Web-based guide is intended to assist CIOs in achieving Meaningful Use with health information exchanges (HIEs).

The Obama administration said Tuesday that it has, over the past year, eliminated $17.6 billion worth of improper payments by federal programs and introduced four new initiatives to prevent health care fraud.

The Image Gently® campaign for dose reduction in pediatric imaging and the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) have launched a “Go With the Guidelines” initiative to encourage community hospitals, academic hospitals, and clinics to observe new North American Guidelines for Nuclear Medicine Radiopharmaceutical Dose in children. The dose

The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced that its delegates have undertaken initiatives to halt the implementation of ICD-10. In a statement, AMA President Peter W. Carmel, MD attributed the move to the society’s perception that ICD-10 will pose significant burdens on the practice of medicine, with no direct benefits to individual