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New statement defines abusive head trauma in kids
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A coalition of nine physician groups has issued a consensus statement to define what constitutes abusive head trauma in children. The group hopes the statement will clarify the injuries of abusive head trauma and serve as a tool for the legal system in cases of child abuse.
May 30, 2018
Man convicted in Cerner scam dies in custody
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A man convicted this week of defrauding a Texas hospital by operating a shell company that impersonated healthcare IT giant Cerner Corp. died in custody, just days after his conviction.
May 20, 2018
Texas man convicted in $19M health fraud
By Brian Casey
A Texas man has been convicted in a scheme in which he defrauded hospitals by claiming to sell them products and services through a phony shell company created to impersonate information systems giant Cerner Corp.
May 17, 2018
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What can radiology learn from tort reform in Tenn.?
By Kate Madden Yee
Do recent efforts at tort reform in Tennessee offer any lessons for the rest of radiology? That question was asked in an article published online May 3 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. The authors offered a promising -- but also cautionary -- look at the state's effort to rein in medical malpractice costs.
May 6, 2018
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Pittsburgh radiologist pleads guilty in opioid case
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiologist who formerly worked at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud and illegally prescribing opioids, according to federal authorities.
May 3, 2018
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GE Healthcare growth, profit in Q1 drive GE recovery
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The strong performance of GE Healthcare in the first quarter of 2018 helped temper another quarter of net loss for the parent company.
April 19, 2018
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Miners propose state-run black lung program in W.Va.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A union representing coal miners in West Virginia is proposing the establishment of a state-run program to compensate miners found to have black lung. The group believes such a program would be friendlier to claims from miners than the existing federal program, according to an article from Public News Service.
April 19, 2018
Report: Staff was on phone before fatal MRI scan in India
By Brian Casey
At least one hospital staff member was using the phone and failed to warn an Indian man who was killed when he carried a metal oxygen cylinder into an MRI suite in January, according to an official report released by authorities in Mumbai. The inquiry pins the blame for the accident on lax safety procedures at the hospital.
April 19, 2018
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DOJ action may hinder disabled access to imaging
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has withdrawn a key guidance related to the Americans with Disabilities Act, endangering efforts to ensure that people with disabilities can access medical equipment such as imaging systems, according to an editorial published April 12 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
April 11, 2018
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Report to blame 'overburdened' staff for fatal MRI scan
By Wayne Forrest
A preliminary report into the death of a man pulled into the bore of an MRI scanner at an Indian hospital will blame an "overburdened" staff at the Mumbai hospital for not following proper security and safety procedures at the time of the January accident.
April 9, 2018
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Bracco hits Jubilant with patent complaint on rubidium PET
By Wayne Forrest
Contrast developer Bracco Diagnostics has filed a complaint against radiopharmaceutical firm Jubilant DraxImage and two of its affiliates for alleged patent infringement regarding rubidium-based radiopharmaceuticals for cardiac PET studies.
April 5, 2018
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Wis. enacts breast density law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Wisconsin has become the 35th state in the U.S. to enact a breast density notification law.
April 2, 2018
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