IAMERS SUPPORTS ITS MEMBERS IN MANY WAYS.
Networking, Education, Patient Safety and Advocacy. With declining provider revenues, stronger business practices and an industry in transition, you need to know information critical to your business. IAMERS is following what matters most to your business.
Our efforts are gaining recognition and momentum as the marketplace is recognizing the importance and cost effectiveness of the Independent Provider of services and devices. For many if these less expensive, but clinically relevant, options were not available then their patients would miss receiving the health care they need and deserve.
Take the time to learn about our efforts in the regulatory and legislative arenas.
Imaging Ranks Near Bottom of Medicare Spending Growth Drivers
Reversing its role as a major contributor to the growth in Medicare spending in the early 2000s, medical imaging spending growth is now in the bottom 2 percent of spending [...]
Meaningful-use Deadline Pushed Back One Year
The CMS is giving providers another year to show they've met the Stage 2 criteria of the federal government's incentive program to encourage the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records. That means the [...]
Ontario Nuclear Reactor, Major Producer of Medical Isotopes, Resumes Operations
The aging Chalk River nuclear reactor was back up and running on Saturday after an unplanned shut down which had triggered worries of a possible medical isotope shortage. Atomic Energy of Canada [...]