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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DOJ accuses addiction recovery providers of offering kickbacks to patients, running 'unsafe' facilities

Brookline-based Bournewood Health Systems and First Psychiatric Planners are also accused of pushing patients to attend facilities known to be overcrowded and dangerous. 

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‘Secret shopper’ study co-authored by Mark Cuban finds hospitals failing at imaging price transparency

“These results suggest that hospitals need to substantially improve the integration of their online pricing data with frontline staff who interact with patients," investigators wrote in JAMA Internal Medicine

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Radiology, emergency medicine and anesthesiology societies urge appeals court not to undo surprise-billing win

"Under-compensation of out-of-network care will threaten the viability of smaller and independent physician practices," ACR and others charged. 

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Federal regulation of AI: What the likely framers and innovators are saying now

Last week brought the latest in an occasional series of conversations on AI between governmental leaders and Big Tech honchos.

The most common reasons for imaging contrast agent-related malpractice lawsuits

Experts offered three takeaways from their query of legal claims databases, sharing their findings in Radiology

Attune Medical has been granted De Novo marketing authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its ensoETM device to reduce the likelihood of ablation-related esophageal injury resulting from radiofrequency cardiac ablation procedures.

Cooling device now approved by FDA to reduce risk of ablation-related esophageal injuries

Already approved for temperature management, the single-use ensoETM device is now cleared for another use: minimizing the risk of potentially fatal injuries to the patient's esophagus during radiofrequency ablation procedures. 

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Is your hospital helping ‘decarbonize’ the planet? Here’s a chance to prove it

Hospitals will soon have an opportunity to get their climate-conservation efforts formally recognized by U.S. healthcare’s largest body for setting standards and awarding accreditations.

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Investment firm sues ultrasound developer QT Imaging hoping to force completion of merger deal

GigCapital5 and the Novato, California-based ultrasound-maker first announced their intent to partner in December 2022, creating a company with combined value of $151M.