Moderate Democrats crossed the aisle to join Republicans today in shooting down a benefits package that would also freeze a 21 percent Medicare pay cut to physicians set to go in effect on Friday.
The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) annual conference will take place from June 20 to June 23 in Nashville. Visit DOTmed at booth #972.
Study says Medicare's decision to cover computer-assisted detection for film mammos is linked with increased adoption of the technology, although some rads disagree.
Experts weigh in on what issues are raised and how they should be confronted after the J. Craig Venter Institute unveiled the first self-replicating synthetic bacterial cell.
DOTmed's Ron Minor and Wolfgang Zeller report from the show floor at the UK Radiology Congress (UKRC) held June 7-9 in Birmingham, England.
Clinicians should follow the new screening guidelines put out by the American Cancer Society and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to avoid undue anxiety.
More than two million U.S. cancer survivors did not get one or more needed medical services because of financial worries, according to a new study in the journal Cancer.
Center will offer training and services to implement EHR use.
The company will offer its imaging services to Premier's member hospitals.
Obama says Senate needs to act now for doctors, seniors.
Medicare instructs contractors to hold claims until June 18 to give Congress a chance to pass the 'doc fix.'
A study released at SNM shows promise in higher-quality images.
Oral cancer tumors with HPV might be more susceptible to radiation treatment, a new study found.
Agency says kits are medical devices.
A panel hosted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting last month in New Orleans sought to produce hard data where now exists mostly dorm-room and back-office anecdotes about drugs known as "cogs."
Expansion of eligibility, changes in payment and services are key in reform.
Thursday's strike in Minnesota did not affect patient care, said a hospital spokeswoman.
Stealth, L.P., formerly doing business as Houston Town & Country Hospital, is suing several major insurers, claiming an illegal boycott.
The two companies formed a strategic alliance to expand the global distribution of the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System and explore R&D synergies.
A new law passed this week that requires insurance companies to receive approval of premium increases.
A health and technology corridor in Cleveland will focus on development in the biomedical field, bringing together world-renowned institutions.
Job action set for Twin Cities Thursday; action at University of California hospitals on hold.
An industry sector report from the pages of DOTmed Business News.
Raises in rates would require governmental approval.
Device manufacturers call for in-built safeguards for radiotherapy devices to prevent the sort of dosage mishaps that made headlines last year.
Medical technology jobs were largely spared the devastation that befell the rest of U.S. manufacturing, according to a report released Wednesday.
DOTmed News reporters Olga Deshchenko and Lindsay Grystar provide an overview of the 57th SNM annual meeting, which concluded Wednesday in Salt Lake City.
A health IT behemoth was born today, as Allscripts nabbed Eclipsys for $1.3 billion in all all-stock purchase, the companies announced this morning.
As $250 rebate checks for the prescription drug "doughnut hole" reach the mailboxes of seniors this week, U.S. Health and Human Services and the country's top prosecutor warn state attorneys general to watch out for a spike in Medicare fraud.
A CMS/CDC joint study found alarming numbers when it comes to compliance with infection control practices.
PET scans can find patients at risk for Alzheimer's, while a new imaging agent could make the scans more accessible.
Lawmakers approved hundreds of millions of dollars in budget cuts to health care in New York state Monday as part of emergency spending measures promoted by embattled Gov. David Paterson to keep state government going amidst a budgetary deadlock.
Study shows radioisotopes made by cyclotrons just as good as those from generators.
A new vaccine targets a protein found in breast cancers to prevent tumors from developing.
Robert Atcher, chairperson of SNM's Government Relations Committee, directed pressure at Canada to alleviate the U.S. isotope shortage crisis.
Report discusses challenges in best practices in this hotly competitive area for vendors.
Autistic children differ markedly from healthy volunteers in metabolites shed in their urine, raising hopes for a biological test for the disorder that could allow doctors to catch it before behavioral symptoms show up.
A blood test that scours the blood for DNA fragments shed by dying cells could help doctors check how well cancers are responding to treatment and even whether cattle are afflicted by mad cow disease.
Innovative reversal of diaphragm paralysis performed by Dr. Matthew Kaufman.
