Medicolegal: Page 10

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

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

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

Prosecutors reject appeal by Kwiatkowski

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

New Hampshire prosecutors say that an appeal filed by David Kwiatkowski to vacate his prison sentence for infecting patients with hepatitis CT should be thrown out because the former radiologic technologist waited too long to file an appeal, according to an article published March 29 by the Associated Press.

March 31, 2019

The value of the CIIP: Part 2 -- Workflow optimization

By Luke Bideaux

If utilized correctly, certified imaging informatics professionals (CIIPs) can be tremendously valuable to imaging practices. In the second of a new series of articles, CIIP Luke Bideaux shows how a CIIP's skills in workflow optimization can yield significant cost savings and help to alleviate radiologist burnout.

March 19, 2019

ABR faces lawsuit for alleged antitrust violations

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Board of Radiology (ABR) is faced with charges for allegedly violating federal antitrust laws regarding its radiology certification programs, according to a class-action complaint filed February 26 by a radiologist from Tennessee.

February 28, 2019

Report: ER doctors get subpoenas for ordering wrong scans

By Brian Casey

Doctors in the emergency room (ER) at Rhode Island Hospital have been served with subpoenas charging them with medical misconduct for incorrectly ordering medical imaging scans, according to a report published January 30 by Politico.

January 31, 2019

Hologic, Fujifilm settle mammography patent dispute

By Brian Casey

Hologic and Fujifilm Medical Systems USA have agreed to settle a dispute over patents relating to digital mammography technology, with the firms signing an agreement that will enable both to continue selling their products in the U.S. and worldwide.

January 28, 2019

Kwiatkowski asks for sentence to be thrown out

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

David Kwiatkowski, the radiologic technologist who is serving 39 years in prison after infecting patients with hepatitis C as part of a drug diversion scheme, is asking a federal court in New Hampshire to throw out his sentence.

January 16, 2019

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