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Medicsight to restate 2001, 2002 results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image analysis software maker Medicsight reported that it is reauditing and restating its 2001 and 2002 financial statements, after reviewing a transaction that took place in November 2001.
January 19, 2004
ScheduleQuest files patent suit against Merge eFilm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Scheduling software developer ScheduleQuest has filed suit against Merge eFilm of Milwaukee and its RIS subsidiary, RIS Logic of Solon, OH, alleging that the firms infringed on ScheduleQuest’s U.S. Patent 6,389,454, Multi Facility Appointment Scheduling System.
January 19, 2004
Olympus requests review of Given Imaging patents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Video-capsule manufacturer Given Imaging reported that optics developer Olympus of Tokyo has submitted a request to the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office to re-examine certain claims of one of the five U.S. patents Given holds.
January 8, 2004
Boycott letter backfires in mammo malpractice case
By Brian Casey
Mammography providers upset about the high cost of malpractice litigation have been rumbling about launching a boycott against radiologists who testify for plaintiffs in malpractice cases. But things may have gone too far in Florida, where a malpractice case is in limbo after one of the defendants sent an article supporting a boycott to a prominent radiologist testifying for the plaintiffs.
December 16, 2003
'Threatening' article to mammo expert throws malpractice case into disarray
By Tracie L. Thompson
A medical malpractice lawsuit against a Florida radiology group is now in limbo after one of the individual defendants sent a "threatening" article to a prominent radiologist who was testifying for the plaintiffs in her case.
December 15, 2003
Cook to begin testing endovascular TAA graft
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Cook has received a Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption (IDE) to begin a clinical investigation of its Zenith TX2 endovascular graft for thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA).
December 10, 2003
Karachi connection: CT best for busting heroin smugglers
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - These days the long arm of the law is reaching deep into suspected drug-smuggling operations in Pakistan -- in some cases right into the bellies of suspected drug traffickers. In cases referred by customs officials, radiologists in the port city of Karachi are now using abdominal ultrasound, x-ray and CT to thwart so-called "body packers" who swallow capsules of heroin before attempting to leave the country.
November 30, 2003
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Is your preventive imaging program responsible?
Advances in sophisticated noninvasive screening capabilities and accelerating consumer healthcare expectations converge daily at the contemporary preventive imaging centers that dot the 21st-century landscape. In large part, this has been driven by widespread media coverage of screening exams and appealing advertisements touting the benefits of a "fantastic voyage" through "le corps intérieur."
November 23, 2003
OB ultrasound still tops litigation list
By Erik L. Ridley
Obstetric ultrasound still generates the most litigation of all sonographic studies, according to a historical survey in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
November 11, 2003
Strong policies offer protection from sexual harassment liability
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
In a presentation at the 2003 American Healthcare Radiology Administrators imaging center administrator conference in Tampa, attorney Janel Ortengren outlined four steps that radiology managers can take to avoid liability for harassment claims.
November 6, 2003
AmeriScan founder sued over breast MRI screening claims
By Brian Casey
The founder of screening services provider AmeriScan was hit with a lawsuit yesterday in a San Francisco court charging his company with false advertising of its breast MRI screening services.
October 23, 2003
HIPAA security and privacy compliance concerns

Compliance efforts with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) security and privacy standards are adding to already long workdays around the U.S. for many IT administrators. Ensuring that the right protocols are in the right place at the right time is a critical compliance component. However, equally important is implementing a system that has minimal impact on the day-to-day processes of a radiology practice.
October 22, 2003
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