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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Change Healthcare notifies patients their medical records may have been taken in breach

A HIPAA notification posted to the company’s website said details about patients’ diagnoses and treatments may have been stolen by hackers.

Radiologist who drove his family off a cliff cleared to leave jail

The doctor was previously charged with three counts of attempted murder—one for each of the passengers in the vehicle when he sent it plunging off a 250-foot cliff.

Jason Wasfy, MD, associate professor at the Harvard Medical School and director of quality and outcomes research, Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center, spoke at the Heart Rhythm Society 2024 meeting in the business of cardiology sessions about the current and future models of value based payments.

Value-based care gives cardiology practices an opportunity to thrive

Value-based payments can impact cardiology practices in many ways, helping cardiologists acquire new technology and boost patient care.

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Radiology societies implore Cigna to reverse decision cutting off access to ‘critically important’ service

The American Society of Neuroradiology and Society of Interventional Radiology made their case in a June letter to the Connecticut-based health insurer. 

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The cardiologist shortage is here: 46% of all US counties have no heart doctors

Counties with no cardiologists tend to be “rural and socioeconomically disadvantaged,” researchers noted. The group called for policy reform and new technologies to help address the issue. 

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FDA issues update on MRI coil recall

In May, Philips alerted its customers to the safety concern, cautioning that its Sense XL Torso (1.5T and 3T) coils could overheat and cause patients to sustain serious burns.

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Cybersecurity incident reporting rule would exclude insurers, vendors

Hospitals and provider groups have responded with confusion to a rule proposed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency requiring hospitals and providers to comply with stringent reporting requirements that overlap with HIPAA.

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Federal judge grants preliminary injunction against FTC ban on noncompete clauses

Judge Ada Brown’s decision sides with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others, who sued in April claiming the rule is an “unlawful power grab.”