Policy & Regulations

This channel includes news coverage of healthcare policy and regulations set by Congress, the states, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and medical associations and societies. 

FDA announces recall of more than 32 million disposable syringes

The new-look syringes are causing significant issues when used with syringe infusion pumps. This is a Class I recall, which means the FDA believes the products “may cause serious injuries or death.”

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Cardiologist reprimanded for performing surgery after testing positive for COVID-19

He has agreed to pay an administrative fee of $1,100 within the next three months.

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House lawmakers slam administration’s ‘unacceptable’ implementation of the No Surprises Act

“We cannot emphasize strongly enough the depths of the departments’ failure," 25 members of the Ways & Means Committee wrote recently.

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RapidAI receives FDA clearance for subdural hematoma alert module

The product integrates into other modules that detect a variety of emergency conditions affecting the brain, including aneurysm and stroke.

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HHS issues alert on new ransomware group that claimed radiology provider as 1st US healthcare victim

BlackSuit has “significant similarities” to the Royal ransomware family, a direct successor of the “notorious” Russian-linked Conti operation, the agency reported. 

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Radiology-led coalition of provider groups urges Congress to quash Medicare cut

ACR, the American Society of Neuroradiology and the Society of Interventional Radiology voiced their concerns in a recent letter to leaders in the U.S. House and Senate. 

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10 ways to improve care for in-hospital cardiac arrest

“Nearly 300,000 cardiac arrests occur in hospitals in the United States each year, and only about 25% of people survive to hospital discharge after these types of events,” according to one author of a new analysis published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

Cardiologists develop new way to evaluate heart risks—kidney function, metabolic health included for first time

One key difference between this new risk calculator and previous methods is that it does not consider a patient's race or ethnicity. It does, however, consider such factors as where the patient lives, their education and their income level.