Dear AuntMinnie Member,
Nevermind. That seems to be the message this week from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which has pulled a controversial proposal that would have implemented new rules for independent diagnostic testing facilities (IDTFs).
Just a week ago, our Imaging Center Digital Community featured an article about how the new rules would have created an onerous new regulatory burden for IDTF facilities. Many imaging center operators who fall under the IDTF category believed the rules would have required radical changes in their operations, and would have put the brakes on many new centers seeking IDTF classification.
The CMS didn't provide much rationale for why it pulled the proposed rules so suddenly, other than to say that it has no plans to offer up any replacement guidelines. Get the rest of the story by clicking here, or visit our Imaging Center Digital Community, at centers.auntminnie.com.
In other news, if it seems like you've been waiting an inordinate amount of time to get your new PACS network installed, you may not be alone. A new article we're featuring this week in our PACS Digital Community indicates that many customers are waiting longer to get their PACS implementations completed.
A number of factors are behind the slowdown, including more hospitals installing PACS, particularly smaller community hospitals. Some industry observers also believe that many PACS vendors are running short-handed -- although PACS vendors themselves might dispute this assertion.
Read the rest of the story by clicking here, or visit our PACS Digital Community at pacs.auntminnie.com.
