In this short article from the Fierce Health Finance News dated December 18, 2012, we are lead to believe from the headline that things are getting better for hospitals. This article is a perfect example of why you have to read more than the headline. In 2014 with full implementation of the PPACA, Obamacare, hospitals [...]
We wanted to share a few photos from the RSNA. What did you think of the meeting? Was it as good as past years?
We requested FDA clarification on the new regulations concerning Medical Establishment Registration and Device Listing for Manufacturers and Initial Importers of Devices. Read our letter here.
Here is a copy of the letter from Rob Kerwin, General Councel for IAMERS, to Kara Getz, Esq., Tax Counsel to the Hon. Richard E. Neal, U.S. House of Representatives, regarding the January 2013 Medical Device Excise Tax. It is our priority to get clarification from the Department of Treasury on whether or not the excise tax applies to [...]
Developers and users of CCTA are racing to win the fight and prove CCTA is better than invasive angiography. Here is the latest score published in Cardiovascular Business.
To keep you updated with our efforts in Washington, below is a link to a letter that was sent to the US Senate Majority Leader requesting a delay in the medical device tax. Read it here.
The regulations regarding the Medical Device Excise Tax were published in the Federal Register today. You can read them here. As the document is rather long, and includes supplemental documents, we will time to summarize how this affects IAMERS members. We have already requested more clarification on used equipment. We will post additional information as we [...]
The unaudited attendance for the 2012 RSNA recently held in Chicago was down by approximately 9% among professional and commercial attendees when compared to 2011 numbers. It appears that a change in RSNA policy regarding the cost of guest/other category attendance, which dropped as a category by 36% from 2011 may have contributed to the [...]
A big thanks from all of us here at IAMERS to our 2012 RSNA sponsors. A Imaging Solutions Agito Medical AllParts Medical Bay Shore Medical Diagnostix Plus East Coast Medical Eastern Diagnostic Imaging First Call Parts Medical Imaging Resources Metropolis International Nationwide Imaging Okon Metals Oxford Instruments Service Shared Imaging Tandem Medical Transtate Equipment Universal [...]
This new standard will limit the access of unauthorized users and make it more difficult to alter operating protocols. It does not change applications or service access. read more