“New technologies that are approved by the FDA but not reimbursed by CMS face a classic ‘Catch 22’,” said Mark Carol, MD, chair of MITA’s Focused Ultrasound Section.

A representative from the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) spoke at a public hearing organized by the Department of Health and Human Services, sharing insight into how patients can gain better access to key technologies.

Las Vegas’ Nevada Heart & Vascular Center agreed to pay $2.5 million this week to settle claims that its physicians referred patients for genetic testing in exchange for kickbacks from the testing companies, KTNV Las Vegas reported June 19.

As researchers and advocates in the United States debate the merits of risk-based breast cancer screening vs. age-based screening, a risk-based program in Northern Ireland (NI) has found significant success.

Gonzalo Paredes, 63, was convicted of 51 felony counts for his role in the “largest healthcare insurance fraud scheme in the history of San Diego,” which was dubbed Operation Backlash, according to a statement from the San Diego DA.

HealthExec caught up with Humana's new CMO, William Shrank, MD, MSHS, for a sit-down interview at our headquarters to chat about all things integrated care and what keeps him up at night.

Interventional radiology (IR) is quickly evolving, but demand for the sub-specialists far outweighs the supply. Authors of a new study published in Clinical Radiology sought to get a better picture of what young doctors think of IR.

North Carolina Children’s Hospital has suspended heart surgeries for complex cases in the aftermath of an explosive New York Times investigation that found the hospital’s heart unit had an alarmingly high mortality rate.