Medicolegal: Page 15

Md. providers settle claims over ultrasound billing

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Five healthcare providers in Maryland have agreed to settle U.S. government claims stating that they submitted false Medicare bills for duplex Doppler ultrasound studies.

March 19, 2018

Pittsburgh radiologist charged in opioid case

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A radiologist in Pittsburgh has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he unlawfully dispensed Vicodin and then filed for insurance reimbursement of the prescriptions.

March 18, 2018

Verasonics sues SuperSonic Imagine

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Research ultrasound technology developer Verasonics has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against former technology licensee SuperSonic Imagine.

March 7, 2018

Fujifilm files patent, antitrust suit against Hologic

By Kate Madden Yee, Erik L. Ridley

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA and parent company Fujifilm Corporation have filed a patent and antitrust lawsuit against women's imaging firm Hologic, opening a new front in their ongoing legal battle over digital breast tomosynthesis intellectual property.

March 6, 2018

Video from ECR 2018: Alexander Radbruch on gadolinium retention

VIENNA - The debate over the safety of gadolinium-based contrast agents for MRI shows no sign of going away, and U.S.-style lawsuits filed against radiologists and vendors in Europe is now a distinct possibility. Dr. Alexander Radbruch from Germany is both a lawyer and a radiologist, and he presents his views and ideas on this controversial topic.

March 1, 2018

Video from ECR 2018: Alexander Radbruch on gadolinium retention

The debate over the safety of gadolinium-based contrast agents for MRI shows no sign of going away, and U.S.-style lawsuits filed against radiologists and vendors in Europe is now a distinct possibility. Dr. Alexander Radbruch, JD, head of neuro-oncologic imaging at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg and University Hospital Essen, is both a lawyer and a radiologist, and he presents his views and ideas on this controversial topic.

February 28, 2018

Misdiagnosis after CT scan spurs $1.5M malpractice verdict

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The jury for a malpractice suit delivered a $1.5 million fine to a Virginia radiology firm for misinterpreting the CT scan of a patient who initially presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain, according to an article by the Roanoke Times.

February 27, 2018

Fla. radiology firm sues MRI centers for $68K

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A Florida radiology practice is suing two Pennsylvania MRI centers for more than $68,000 due to nonpayment, according to a report in the Pennsylvania Record.

February 26, 2018

Indian group defends radiologist in fatal MRI incident

By Brian Casey

A local branch of the Indian Radiological and Imaging Association has come to the defense of the radiologist who was arrested in connection with the death of a man who carried an oxygen cylinder into an MRI suite in January, according to a February 12 article in the Indian Express.

February 12, 2018

Calif. man sues over MRI-related burn

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A 72-year-old California man is suing Glendale Adventist Medical Center, alleging he was burned in an accident during an MRI scan at the facility.

February 11, 2018

Radiologist arrested in deadly Indian MRI incident

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A radiologist has been arrested in connection with an incident last week at a hospital in India in which a man carrying a metal oxygen cylinder was pulled into an MRI room and killed.

February 1, 2018

Report: Metal detector at Indian MRI room 'not functional'

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The metal detector designed to prevent the introduction of metal objects into the MRI suite where an Indian man was killed was "not functional," according to a new report on the incident published by the Hindustan Times.

January 31, 2018

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