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Washington, D.C.– The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) has submitted comments on the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) draft recommendation statement on lung cancer screening. While strongly supportive of the recommendation to expand the population eligible for lung cancer screenings, MITA also expressed concern about the potentially arbitrary limitations the recommendation places on specific segments of the population. 

“The USPSTF proposal is commendable in that it expands the population eligible for lung cancer screening,” noted MITA Executive Director...

Washington, D.C – The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today expressed concern over the recently released Proposed Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Rule for CY2021, from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS).  The proposed rule includes changes to Evaluation and Management (E/M) payments that will have a profoundly negative impact on specialty physicians and other healthcare professionals providing medical imaging services to Medicare beneficiaries.

"As healthcare providers continue to grapple with the economic and social impact of the COVID-19...

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance said it opposes legislation introduced Thursday that gives third-party service companies expanded access to repair medical devices during the ongoing pandemic.

Under the Critical Medical Infrastructure Right-to-Repair Act of 2020, unregulated organizations would have “unfettered” access to proprietary tools to maintain highly regulated devices, including imaging modalities. MITA, however, says the legislation doesn't hold these companies accountable to abide by any federal regulations.

MITA further added that the legislation—introduced by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Congresswoman Yvette...

Legislation Raises Patient Safety Concerns as Non-Regulated Servicers Do Not Have FDA-Regulated Quality Control Management Systems

Washington, D.C – The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today expressed strong opposition to the Critical Medical Infrastructure Right-to-Repair Act of 2020 introduced by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY). The legislation would give unregulated, third-party medical device service companies unfettered access to proprietary service materials and tools to maintain and repair sophisticated, highly regulated medical devices during the COVID-19...