On July 8, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the first proposed update to the physician payment schedule since the repeal of the Sustainable Growth Rate in April. The proposal includes a number of provisions focused on person-centered care, and continues the Obama administration’s commitment to transform the Medicare program to a system based on quality and healthy outcomes.

Structural brain abnormalities in patients with schizophrenia have been identified in an internationally collaborative study led by a Georgia State University scientist. Study results are providing insight into how the condition may develop and respond to treatment.

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed the first-ever 3-D complete computer model to help study treatment for pelvic organ prolapse, a mysterious condition often linked to childbirth.

IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced that the first patient case in the United States has successfully been quality controlled using myQA Global QA Platform at the LewisGale Regional Center in Pulaski, Virginia.

Rivanna Medical announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance to market Accuro, a handheld and untethered smart phone-sized ultrasound device. Accuro is designed to guide spinal anesthesia with automated 3-D navigation technology in addition to ultrasound imaging of abdominal, musculoskeletal, cardiac and peripheral vascular anatomies.

The American College of Radiology (ACR) applauds the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for proposing steps toward a more evidence-base imaging policy in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. The ACR is particularly encouraged that CMS is considering proposed actions with ACR input regarding appropriate use criteria (AUC) and clinical decision support (CDS) development and digital practice expense inputs regarding the transition from film to digital radiology.

Mirada Medical and collaborators from the University Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands, will present new research on quality assurance of deformable image registration (DIR) at the annual meeting of the American Association of Medical Physicists (AAPM). Accurate definition of targets and critical structures is essential for the planning and delivery of radiation therapy and radiosurgery. DIR is increasingly utilized during treatment planning to aid in this process.

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