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. 

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Health insurer eliminates prior authorization for 50% of radiology codes

Such policies "shouldn’t be used as a cost-control mechanism, or as a way to delay or deny appropriate care," the health plan's CEO said. 

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Imaging advocates want nuclear medicine technologists reclassified as healthcare professionals

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging made its case in an Aug. 12 letter to the Office of Management and Budget.

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Steward sells physician group to private equity firm for $245M

Stewardship Health, a group represented by 3,500 doctors, will be sold to Rural Healthcare Group, owned by private equity firm Kinderhook Industries.

Tandem Diabetes Care is recalling a recent update of the mobile app for its t:slim X2 insulin pump due to repeated software issues that may cause the pump to shut down unexpectedly. The FDA has said this is a Class I recall.

Patient risks persist for insulin pump caught in Class I recall

A software update for the pump's mobile app was expected to fix ongoing battery issues, but the problem remains. 

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Steward reaches deal to sell multispecialty physician group to private equity affiliate for $245M

The deal includes Steward Medical Group, a physician-led organization offering primary care, diagnostic imaging and other specialty services across several states. 

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Proposed Medicare cut will reduce RadNet’s revenues by upward of $8M in 2025

"Our experts believe there’s a high probability that the final rule governing next year's Medicare payments will be less severe than the current proposal," CFO Mark Stolper told investors.  

Siemens Healthineers has gained U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for Acuson Origin, its new cardiovascular ultrasound system featuring advanced artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. The Acuson Origin represents a significant update from the prior Siemens Healthineers cardiovascular ultrasound system, the Acuson SC2000.

Siemens Healthineers' new AI-enabled cardiovascular ultrasound system granted FDA clearance

The system integrates a slew of AI powered imaging features that have been trained on more than 2 billion annotated images. 

Artificial intelligence sign in the United Imaging booth. The Chinese company wants to break into the U.S. market and has a massive booth footprint at RSNA 2023. This included a section for its own AI development division. Photo by Dave Fornell #RSNA

FDA on track to clear 1,000+ clinical AI algorithms by end of the year

As of July 2024, the FDA reports it has cleared 950 AI algorithms to aid in direct clinical decision making.

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