Representative Patrick Meehan (R-Pa) received the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance’s (MITA) 2012 “Access to Innovation” Award for his efforts to "promote patient access to medical imaging, advancing innovation, and supporting jobs within the imaging industry." Siemens Healthcare presented Representative Meehan with the award at Siemens’

The FDA has approved the American College of Radiology (ACR) to accredit the Agfa full field digital mammography (FFDM) system beginning Sept. 14, 2012.

The Vail Breast Cancer Awareness Group, based in Vail, Colo., has made a $50,000 donation to the Sonnenalp Breast Diagnostic Imaging Center at the Shaw Regional Cancer Center to help women who need but can't afford additional diagnostic imaging following a mammogram, reports local paper the Vail Daily.

Reiterating its arguments from last year when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) first proposed a multiple procedure payment reduction (MPPR) on the professional component of imaging studies performed by physicians in the same group practice, the ACR pushed back hard against this idea in its formal written response to CMS this

Congressional Quarterly reports that at least one House committee may schedule hearings on the latest Meaningful Use requirements for electronic health record incentive payments after lawmakers return from their August recess next week.

Virtual Radiologic (vRad) named John Way as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Way will oversee all financial, treasury, accounting and planning/analysis functions at vRad. He previously served as CFO for three UnitedHealth Group businesses - Optum Collaborative Care, Secure-Horizons, and OptumHealth.

Siemens Healthcare has announced that the Multix Fusion digital radiography system has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA and is now available commercially in the United State.

RamSoft has signed a distribution agreement with Environmental Intelligence, LLC — which recently landed a contract to provide healthcare IT solutions to Texas state agencies and facilities.