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ViewRay subject to class-action lawsuits
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A New York City law firm has joined several other firms in filing class-action litigation against image-guided radiation therapy vendor ViewRay.
September 19, 2019
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Court decides compensation for Mumbai MRI death
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Bombay High Court has ordered the municipal government of Mumbai to pay interim compensation of approximately $14,000 U.S. to an Indian family whose relative was killed in an MRI accident at a hospital in January 2018.
September 17, 2019
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ProScan accused of submitting fraudulent MRI claims
By Wayne Forrest
A whistleblower lawsuit has alleged that Cincinnati-based imaging services provider ProScan submitted thousands of reimbursement claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and Tricare for MRI interpretations that were performed by physician assistants instead of radiologists.
September 16, 2019
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Deadly MRI accident heads to court in India
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The saga of the January 2018 MRI accident that killed a man in India when he was sucked into the scanner's bore continued this week in a Mumbai courtroom.
August 29, 2019
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ARRT wins $10K in misrepresentation lawsuit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) has won a lawsuit against defendant Corey Cox for misrepresenting ARRT trademarked credentials.
August 18, 2019
Metrasens files patent infringement suit in China
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced magnetic detection technology firm Metrasens has initiated new patent infringement proceedings against Nanjing Cloud Magnetic Electronic Technology in Shanghai Intellectual Property Court in China.
August 12, 2019
Officials release fingers to family of Mumbai MRI victim
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Police have returned to his family the fingers of a 32-year-old man who died in an MRI accident at Nair Hospital in Mumbai, India, in January 2018.
June 19, 2019
Office manager in Calif. referral scam gets 5 years
By Brian Casey
The office manager of a Southern California imaging center that paid referring physicians for patient referrals has been sentenced to five years in prison. The sentencing marks the end of a state and federal investigation into healthcare fraud dubbed Operation Backlash.
June 19, 2019
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Canon, Toshiba to pay $5M fine for medical deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Japanese industrial giants Canon and Toshiba have agreed to pay a $5 million fine to settle charges that the firms violated U.S. antitrust laws when Canon acquired Toshiba's medical systems division in 2016.
June 10, 2019
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Radiologist to pay $11.5M in malpractice suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Framingham, MA, girl whose family filed a medical malpractice suit against a radiologist at Newton-Wellesley Hospital has been awarded $11.5 million in damages, according to a June 6 report in the Boston Globe.
June 9, 2019
Zap Surgical to defend against Elekta suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Zap Surgical Systems said it would defend itself against a lawsuit filed by radiation oncology vendor Elekta on April 26.
May 1, 2019
Would high amyloid level spur physician-assisted death?
By Wayne Forrest
If physician-assisted death were legal, how many people with elevated beta-amyloid levels would opt for it if they experienced a cognitive decline due to Alzheimer's disease? Not that many, according to a research letter published online April 29 in JAMA Neurology.
April 29, 2019
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