This piece was originally published in the March 2017 issue of electroindustry. Andy Dhokai, MPPA, Director of Federal Relations, MITA Of all the issues discussed during the 2016 election, perhaps nothing stirred up more passion than the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). President Trump made its repeal a centerpiece of his campaign and stated his preference for a repeal-and-replace…
This piece was originally published in the February 2017 issue of electroindustry. Joe Robinson, Senior Vice President of Health Systems Solutions, Philips Healthcare, and Chairman, MITA Board of Directors The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) is well-positioned to lead efforts that will leave a positive and lasting impact on the medical imaging technology industry. MITA’s 2017 strategic priorities reflect these opportunities:…
This piece was originally published in the January 2017 issue of electroindustry. Andrew Northup, Director, Global Affairs, MITA DITTA, the global voice for the diagnostic imaging, radiation therapy, healthcare information communication technology, electromedical, and radiopharmaceutical industry, reemphasized its commitment to cybersecurity in the recently published report, “Cybersecurity of Medical Imaging Equipment.” In it, DITTA builds on the cybersecurity white paper MITA’s…
This piece was originally published in the January 2017 issue of electroindustry. Andrew Northup, Director, Global Affairs, MITA Interconnectivity, interoperability, and the Internet of Things (IoT) are buzzwords more likely used in reference to an internet network or home theater system rather than medical imaging. However, the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), NEMA’s medical imaging division, has been and continues…
This piece was originally published in the November 2016 issue of electroindustry. Hans Beinke, Chair, MITA Global Affairs Committee Just as MITA works with Congress and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to improve regulatory and business conditions, its Global Affairs Committee (GAC) works with partners in an increasingly interconnected world to streamline regulatory procedures and strengthen members’ businesses. When threats…
This piece was originally published in the November 2016 issue of electroindustry. Megan A. Hayes, Director, Regulatory and Standards Strategy, MITA Standards facilitate efficient and timely market access for medical imaging products. That’s why MITA develops standards—to improve products for patients. In 2013, MITA successfully lobbied Congress to enact payment differential that provides higher payment for procedures performed with devices that…
This piece was originally published in the November 2016 issue of electroindustry. Tony Roder, Global Regulatory Affairs Executive, GE Healthcare Recapping 2016 Accomplishments The Computed Radiography and Digital Radiography Group of the MITA X-ray Section published NEMA/MITA XR 30-2016 Quality Control Tools for Digital Projection Radiography in response to a request from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Task…
This piece was originally published in the November 2016 issue of electroindustry. David A. Clunie, MD, PixelMed Publishing Cancer is the leading cause of death in many states. Its screening, diagnosis, treatment, and research relies on the interoperability of digital medical imaging systems. That fact is not lost on the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the federal government’s principal agency for cancer…
This piece was originally published in the November 2016 issue of electroindustry. Madeleine Smith, PhD, Director, Government Affairs & Policy, General Electric As financial pressures on the healthcare system rise, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and private payers are experimenting with new ways to incentivize the efficient production of healthcare to reduce costs. One popular payment model is…
This piece was originally published in the November 2016 issue of electroindustry. Richard Frank, MD, PhD, FFPM (RCP), Chief Medical Officer, Clinical Strategy and Policy, Siemens Healthineers The Cancer Cure Moonshot Initiative is an ambitious and exciting endeavor that MITA fully supports. Curing cancer is impossible without medical imaging. Screening, surveillance, diagnosis, staging, prognostics, choice of therapy, targeting radiation therapy, monitoring…