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Imaging leaders sound off on legal challenge to free preventive services

By Amerigo Allegretto

A federal court ruling that vacated nationwide insurance mandates for free preventive services such as cancer screenings will have "major ramifications" for people seeking these services as well as for public health overall, according to imaging leaders and legal experts.

April 12, 2023

ACR comes out in support of Texas No Surprises Act lawsuit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has come out in support of a Texas Medical Association lawsuit that states the Surprise Billing Final Rule's dispute resolution process fails to comply with No Surprises Act text.

October 20, 2022

President of Ohio portable x-ray firm gets 15-year prison term

By Brian Casey

The president of a portable x-ray firm in Ohio has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for a scheme in which he defrauded the Medicare and Medicaid system of $2 million for services the company did not provide.

September 29, 2022

Can decision aids prevent lawsuits in interventional radiology?

By Will Morton

Providing patient decision aids (PDAs) could reduce lawsuits in interventional radiology resulting from inadequate informed consent conversations, according to a study published September 21 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

September 21, 2022

Calif. doctor sentenced to 7 years over unnecessary x-rays

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

An orthopedic surgeon was sentenced to seven years in prison for performing unnecessary x-rays on patients at his medical clinic in Lodi, CA, according to a report in the Sacramento Bee.

September 6, 2022

Emergency providers don't face much legal risk from POCUS use

By Amerigo Allegretto

Emergency medicine providers who use point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) don't face much medicolegal risk from their use of the technology, and they may actually be less likely to face malpractice suits, a study published August 8 in the Journal of Emergency Medicine found.

August 10, 2022

Butterfly Network seeks dismissal of Fujifilm Sonosite suit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) developer Butterfly Network has filed a motion to dismiss a patent infringement lawsuit by POCUS competitor Fujifilm Sonosite.

August 8, 2022

Is it child abuse injury or rickets? Fringe beliefs prompt study

By Will Morton

Some medical-legal experts claim fractures seen on x-rays in child abuse cases result from rickets and not traumatic injury, according to a U.S. group. They say this is a fringe belief and countered it recently with a study showing that radiologists can reliably differentiate between the two.

July 13, 2022

Family in Turkey sues after girl sustains burns from MRI

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The parents of a 7-year-old girl in Turkey are suing the hospital where they say she sustained burns during an MRI scan. The family has also filed a criminal complaint, say published reports.

June 1, 2022

Radiologist expert witnesses have similar qualifications

By Amerigo Allegretto

Radiologists who testify as expert witnesses in medical malpractice cases have similar qualifications regardless of the side they're working for. This could help ensure fair trials, say the authors of research published May 30 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

June 1, 2022

Lawsuit over PACS hack in New York dismissed

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A class-action lawsuit filed against imaging chain Northeast Radiology and partner Alliance Healthcare Services over a PACS data breach in 2020 has been dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

May 16, 2022

Owner of Ohio portable x-ray service convicted of fraud

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The owner of an Ohio company providing portable x-ray services has been convicted of defrauding Medicare and Medicaid.

May 2, 2022

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