New evidence-based guidelines to help health care providers choose the most appropriate medical imaging exam for a patient’s clinical condition are now available via the latest version of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria®.

Last year was an “eventful, yet stable” one for the U.S. health care sector as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was enacted and certain provisions of the bill took effect, according to a new report issued by Fitch Ratings.

GE Healthcare yesterday announced that it has obtained clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Geometry Embracing Method (GEM) Suite of surface coils. Designed for use with the company’s Optima™ MR450w 1.5T wide bore MRI system, GEM Suite is said to help technologists reposition patients less often and cover more anatomy

The U.S. Senate yesterday voted to repeal a tax reporting requirement included in last year’s health care overhaul law. Sponsored by Republican Senator Mike Johanns, the legislation—passed in the Senate with a vote of 87 to 12. It repeals a requirement mandating the filing, by businesses and landlords, of a Form 1099 document with the Internal

health records (EHRs) continue to present challenges to the health care community, according to a study released today by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). The findings reflect 4,588 valid online responses from a wide variety of health care organizations, including medical group practices representing about 120,000 physicians.

Coronary CT angiography (CTA) has the potential to cut the number of hospital admissions in individuals with acute chest pain, saving money without putting patients at risk, indicates a study presented this week at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in New Orleans.

Intelerad, a provider of medical imaging PACS and distributed radiology solutions, today announced its inclusion in the Branham300™, a listing of Canada’s ICT (Information and Communication Technology) leaders. For nearly 20 years, the Branham300 has highlighted the top Canadian and multi-national ICT companies operating in Canada, as ranked by

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is likely to decrease the proportion of uninsured patients in small and large states alike, but government healthcare costs in all states will not necessarily rise as a result of healthcare reform, according to a series of state-specific research reports from the RAND Corporation.