The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has released a report showing that doctors' adoption of health information technology (IT) doubled in two years. HHS also announced new actions to speed the use of health IT in doctors' offices and hospitals nationwide, which will improve health care and create jobs ...

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) was recognized for its participation in the United States Commerce Department's International Trade Administration (ITA) Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) at RSNA's Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting. Working closely with the ITA and other stakeholders, MITA will utilize MDCP ...

A new analysis of Medicare data, released by the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), finds that Medicare spending on medical imaging continues to decline and that Medicare patients are receiving fewer imaging procedures.''This analysis confirms the downward trend in both imaging spending and utilization in Medicare that has occurred ...

Policy proposals to adopt prior authorization for advanced medical imaging as a means of controlling utilization would not provide meaningful cost savings, according to a new literature review by The Moran Company. The report, released by the Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC), evaluated the cost savings of various proposed imaging ...

Special thanks to Frank Irving for his excellent coverage over the last year with his blog The Politics of Health Care. He is moving on to other projects, so we wanted to share with readers some his most popular posts from the past few months.--Mike Bederka, EditorNational Cancer Institute Revamps Clinical Trials Program  Ohio State ...

Agency says predictive modeling is more effective than the old ‘pay-and-chase' model of fighting fraud. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder announced on Dec. 16 that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would be acquiring new analytic tools to prevent ...

Agency says predictive modeling is more effective than the old ‘pay-and-chase' model of fighting fraud. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder announced on Dec. 16 that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would be acquiring new analytic tools to prevent ...

Agency says predictive modeling is more effective than the old ‘pay-and-chase' model of fighting fraud. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder announced on Dec. 16 that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would be acquiring new analytic tools to prevent ...

Agency says predictive modeling is more effective than the old ‘pay-and-chase' model of fighting fraud. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder announced on Dec. 16 that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would be acquiring new analytic tools to prevent ...

Agency says predictive modeling is more effective than the old ‘pay-and-chase' model of fighting fraud. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder announced on Dec. 16 that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would be acquiring new analytic tools to prevent ...