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.

Already operating in an extremely competitive global marketplace, imaging and radiotherapy manufacturers face a serious burden in the form of a new excise tax on medical devices, according to comments submitted to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA).

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) yesterday released proposed new rules to aid physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers in better coordinating care for Medicare patients through Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). 

Virtual Radiologic (vRad), a national technology-enabled radiology practice, has received a 2011 Stevie® Award for Sales & Customer Service. The practice won the award in the Collaboration Solution category for its vRad ® Results (SM) cloud communication tool. This marks the second year consecutive year that Stevie Awards, which organizes several