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Industry Optimistic on FDA User Fee Agreement

6/5/2012 1:03 PM | Comments (0) Recommend (189)

By Bill Malone
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Industry and lab groups have expressed support for several provisions wrapped up in legislation that sets the user fees paid to FDA by companies seeking approval of new drugs, tests, and medical devices. For example, the House version of the bill contains several measures meant to force FDA to show...(Read More)
Posted at 6/5/2012 1:03 PM
Task Force Opposes PSA Screening at Any Age

6/5/2012 12:52 PM | Comments (0) Recommend (186)

By Bill Malone
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Despite the controversy that erupted when its draft recommendations were released last year, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) did not change its grade “D” recommendation against prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for prostate cancer in its final recommendation statem...(Read More)
Posted at 6/5/2012 12:52 PM
One More Year to Prepare for ICD-10

5/1/2012 1:41 PM | Comments (2) Recommend (173)

By Bill Malone
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the nation’s transition to the ICD-10 medical coding set will be delayed for a second time until October 1, 2014. The most recent deadline was October 1, 2013, a two-year deferral from the original 2011 date. ICD-10 promised to introd...(Read More)
Posted at 5/1/2012 1:41 PM