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Cardinal Health hit with shareholder suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dallas law firm Baron & Budd has filed a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio against Cardinal Health.
July 20, 2004
Self-referral reform targets Stark loopholes
By Brian Casey
The rising use of medical imaging technology in the U.S. has drawn increased attention to loopholes in U.S. laws that allow non-radiologist physicians to install and operate imaging equipment in their own offices.
July 20, 2004
Stark II interim final rule leaves huge self-referral loophole
By Cherrill Farnsworth
The National Coalition for Quality Diagnostic Imaging Services welcomes the additional flexibility that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has brought to the Stark Laws. However, a substantial loophole remains in the statute with regard to the in-office ancillary services exception, according to an editorial by Cherrill Farnsworth.
July 19, 2004
Malpractice and mammography: An exam oversold?
By Shalmali Pal
Breast imaging veterans frequently lament the lack of interest in the field by new radiologists, but a brief survey of the legal history of mammography reveals why the specialty seems unappealing: Malignant neoplasm of the female breast is the most prevalent condition resulting in malpractice claims. Perhaps not surprisingly, radiologists are the most frequently sued specialists.
July 14, 2004
PointDx adds to patent portfolio
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical software developer PointDx has received an additional notice of allowance for its U.S. patent application 09/635,515, entitled "Method and Computer-Implemented Procedure for Creating Electronic, Multimedia Reports."
July 12, 2004
ACR expels member for improper lawsuit testimony
By Tracie L. Thompson
For the first time since it began investigating complaints about expert witnesses in malpractice lawsuits, the American College of Radiology has expelled a member for giving testimony that the college found to be improper.
July 8, 2004
Why malpractice reform has failed
By Brian Casey
We try to shed some light on the lack of progress in malpractice reform in in an article we're featuring in our Imaging Center Digital Community.
July 8, 2004
Settlement for Immunomedics, CIS bio
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Immunomedics and Schering subsidiary CIS bio international have settled a dispute arising from past sales of in vitro products in relation to Immunomedics' carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) patents.
July 7, 2004
Medical malpractice legislation: An all-around non-starter?
While there are innumerable reasons why medical malpractice reform efforts have failed in the U.S., insurance consulting expert T. Lloyd Croft examines some of the most likely culprits. Unfortunately, he says, it's not likely we'll see progress on this issue anytime soon.
July 7, 2004
More PACS secrets exposed
By Brian Casey
The second installment in our ongoing series on the myths and realities of PACS deals with the return-on-investment (ROI) analysis, a crucial step in any PACS acquisition.
July 6, 2004
Radiology group pays $2.5 million to settle alleged Medicare fraud
By Tracie L. Thompson
A radiology group in southwest Florida has agreed to pay the U.S. government more than $2.53 million to settle allegations that it filed false Medicare claims -- allegations first lodged in a whistleblower lawsuit by the practice's former Medicare coding supervisor.
June 28, 2004
In Canada, breast screening programs yield better outcomes
By Eric Barnes
MONTREAL - As in the rest of the world, breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer among Canadian women. But Canada has comprehensive breast cancer screening programs in each of its provinces and territories save for Nunavut. Could this enormous national screening and follow-up effort, begun in 1992, be part of the reason death rates are starting to fall?
June 25, 2004
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