Carriers struggle to implement coverage documentPET imaging advocates rejoiced last year when the Health Care Financing Administration agreed to reimburse Medicare providers for lung cancer indications. The announcement sparked renewed interest in More »
In a move that effectively ends U.S. Diagnostic’s activities in Texas, the imaging center chain divested its facilities in the state last month in two transactions valued at more than $23 million. USDL sought to divest the Texas centers because of More »
Lobbyists fight for adequate contrast reimbursementIn November, the medical imaging community breathed a sigh of relief when industry advocates persuaded the Health Care Financing Administration to postpone cuts in technical reimbursement for More »
Most companies aim products at cost-effectivenessA California company that sees the PET market as a promising opportunity for shared imaging services is gearing up for business. Mobile PET Systems of San Diego is taking delivery on two PET cameras More »
Caprius seeks to reinvent itself again as center firmBig ambitions are shrinking fast at Caprius. The Wilmington, MA, company, which once aspired to be a major vendor of high-field and dedicated MRI products, could soon leave the equipment More »
PACS firm Olicon Imaging Systems has decided to shift most sales efforts to OEM distribution opportunities with healthcare information systems firms, particularly with partner Shared Medical Systems. More »
Agency shelves steep technical component pay cutsIn the face of intense industry pressure, the Health Care Financing Administration this month decided to maintain current Medicare payment levels for the technical component of outpatient imaging More »
The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) appears to have stepped back from its plan to cut Medicare payments for outpatient medical imaging procedures. In the Nov. 2 Federal Register, the agency published its decision to maintain current More »
PET unit installed at private hospital in HawaiiJapanese photomultiplier tube supplier Hamamatsu Photonics is pursuing the research side of positron emission tomography with a new PET camera the company has installed at an imaging center in More »
HCFA tightens control on reimbursementsAfter years of threatening to curb outpatient healthcare costs, the Health Care Financing Administration has finally put some bite into its bark. Over the last five months, HCFA has published two rules in the More »
