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House passes bill to repeal, refund medical device tax

On September 19th, the House voted 253-163 to approve the "Jobs for America Act," a package of bills that had already individually passed the lower chamber. The package includes a measure that would roll back the 2.3% excise tax on U.S. sales of medical devices and issue a retroactive refund to companies for payments made [...]

By |2014-09-22T14:23:16+00:00September 22nd, 2014|Government|Comments Off on House passes bill to repeal, refund medical device tax

Why are so many companies failing to pay the device tax?

The 2.3% medical device excise tax raised $913 million in the first half of 2013, or about 75% of what was expected. A look at the number of filers reveals a large part of the problem. Out of an anticipation as high as 15,000 filers, only 5,107 medical device tax forms were filed. Read more [...]

By |2014-09-22T13:24:51+00:00September 22nd, 2014|Business, Government|Comments Off on Why are so many companies failing to pay the device tax?

AAA Acquires GE’s FDG-PET Sector in Italy

Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) announced today that it has acquired GE Healthcare’s FDG-PET radiopharmaceutical division in Italy. Read more here.

By |2014-09-12T10:50:46+00:00September 12th, 2014|Business|Comments Off on AAA Acquires GE’s FDG-PET Sector in Italy

IBA and Philips Join Forces

The world’s leading provider of proton therapy and radiopharmacy solutions, and Royal Philips announced the signing of a global collaboration to provide advanced diagnostic and therapeutic solutions for the treatment of cancer. The collaboration covers sales, marketing, research and development (R&D) of imaging and therapy solutions in oncology. By merging their respective expertise in therapy and [...]

By |2014-09-12T08:50:04+00:00September 12th, 2014|Business, Healthcare, Uncategorized|Comments Off on IBA and Philips Join Forces

Study: EHR use leads to loss of time

As hospitals increasingly use electronic health records, they may also be increasingly losing time during the day to the technology, according to a new study. Read more here.

By |2014-09-10T15:55:04+00:00September 10th, 2014|Business, Healthcare|Comments Off on Study: EHR use leads to loss of time

Cutting Back on $100B in Unnecessary Imaging

It’s no secret that some portion of medical imaging performed each year is unnecessary. The question is how much and, maybe more importantly, what can be done about it?  Another report out this week took a stab at quantifying the problem. Read more here.

By |2014-09-05T15:09:42+00:00September 5th, 2014|Business, Healthcare|Comments Off on Cutting Back on $100B in Unnecessary Imaging

CMS Finalizes EHR Meaningful-use Rule, Adds Some Flexibility

The CMS late Friday finalized a rule allowing hospitals and eligible professionals more flexibility in how they meet meaningful-use requirements for the electronic health-record incentive program. The agency had first proposed the idea in a May draft rule. Friday's final rule left the May proposal unchanged. Read more here.

By |2014-08-30T07:24:08+00:00August 30th, 2014|Business, Healthcare|Comments Off on CMS Finalizes EHR Meaningful-use Rule, Adds Some Flexibility

MRIs Linked to Wasteful Healthcare Spending

Use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) climbed more than 350 percent between 1996 and 2010 a study published by the American College of Radiology (ACR) found, adding millions to healthcare costs without always delivering assumed value. Cases in point: knee and shoulder MRIs done without prior radiographs and stand-alone MRIs to find causes of back pain. Read more here. 

By |2014-08-27T17:27:31+00:00August 27th, 2014|Healthcare|Comments Off on MRIs Linked to Wasteful Healthcare Spending
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