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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
CT, radiation, and risk: two views
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - As the potential for radiation overexposure rises with increasingly powerful multislice CT scanners, how much attention should radiologists be paying to the risks of radiation? Two radiologists addressed the issue in a point-counterpoint discussion at this week's International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT.
June 23, 2004
L-3 files suit against Analogic
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Security technology firm L-3 Communications of New York City has filed a lawsuit against Analogic of Peabody, MA, charging breach of contract.
June 22, 2004
MedQuist delisted from Nasdaq
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MedQuist has received notice that its common stock will be delisted from the Nasdaq National Market at the start of business on Wednesday June 16.
June 14, 2004
Reports to FDA allege damage to breast implants during screening
By Shalmali Pal
When a woman with breast implants arrives for mammography, there's a chance the imaging specialists will have to contend with a rupture, leakage, or at the very least, more demanding positioning requirements. But how often do adverse events involving breast implants occur during mammography?
June 14, 2004
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