Molly Merrill
What is keeping biomedical CEOs up at night in California? According to a new survey, it's lack of capital and stringent FDA regulations that threaten to stunt the growth of the industry.
The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) and the Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) have called on Congress to reject a proposal that is part of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association's plan to save the healthcare system $319 billion, because it would require Medicare to use prior authorization for advanced imaging services.
The Senate and House have passed a bill that provides $4.2 billion to treat workers' injuries and illnesses resulting from exposure to toxic dust and debris at Ground Zero following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
According to a new study, one in six physicians in 2008 reported that their practice owned or leased advanced imaging equipment.
Despite tort reform efforts aimed at reducing malpractice risk, a recent study indicates physicians are still worried about lawsuits, leading them to practice defensive medicine and driving up healthcare costs.
President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill that clarifies the term "creditor" in the Red Flags Rule, excluding doctors and other small businesses.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will soon be outfitted with new state-of-the-art fraud fighting analytic tools to prevent wasteful and fraudulent payments in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Owens & Minor, a national distributor of medical and surgical supplies to the acute-care market, lead the 2010 list of the "Top 25" Healthcare Supply Chain operations issued by research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc.
A new survey indicates it will cost physician practices roughly $120,000 per doctor to implement electronic health records - and that the speed in which a practice fully implements its EHR and shifts to the new workflow is critical to reducing the overall cost of adoption.
The fate of a bill that would exempt doctors and other providers from complying with the Federal Trade Commission's Red Flags Rule now rests in the hands of President Barack Obama.