Medicolegal: Page 13

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

Mont. hospital pays $10M to settle radiology lawsuit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital in Montana paid $10 million in November 2018 to settle a federal lawsuit that charged the hospital with fraud connected to its provision of radiology services, according to a report in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle.

January 13, 2019

Most malpractice suits resolved in radiologists' favor

By Kate Madden Yee

Most radiologists are concerned about being named in a malpractice suit at some point in their career. But while half of radiologists will have been a malpractice defendant by the age of 60, a strong majority of malpractice claims that go to trial are decided in favor of radiologists.

January 2, 2019

Radiologists least likely to violate drug prescribing laws

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiologists were the least likely of the major medical specialties to be excluded from U.S. public insurance programs for fraud and unlawful prescribing or abuse of drugs, according to a study published online December 14 in JAMA Network Open.

December 17, 2018

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