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How do breast density laws affect radiology practice?
By Kate Madden Yee
Since 2009, 28 states have enacted breast density notification legislation -- a victory, say women's health advocates. So how are radiologists reacting, particularly in regard to assessing breast cancer risk and offering supplemental imaging? With caution, according to a new study published in The Breast Journal.
June 26, 2016
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Indian radiologist arrested for conducting sex ID test
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Well-known Indian radiologist Dr. V.K. Mutreja -- an honorary secretary of the Delhi Medical Association -- was arrested on Saturday along with five others for allegedly conducting fetal sex-determination tests, according to an article from The Hindu.
June 20, 2016
Indian radiologists may intensify strike
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiologists in India's Maharashtra state are threatening to broaden a strike that began last week in support of a radiologist they said was falsely accused of performing sex-determination tests, according to the Times of India.
June 19, 2016
Indian radiologists strike over 'harassment'
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiologists in the Maharashtra state of India went on strike on June 14 to protest the "unfair" prosecution of a fellow radiologist under an Indian law aimed at preventing gender-specific abortions.
June 14, 2016
NY mobile imaging firm hit by OIG investigation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mobile imaging services provider Precision Health of Staten Island, NY, improperly claimed at least $332,000 in Medicare reimbursement for unallowable portable x-ray services, according to an investigation by the U.S. Office of Inspector General (OIG).
June 13, 2016
ACR backs bill to extend mammo screening coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is putting its weight behind a bill that would extend the requirement that insurance companies cover mammography screening for women ages 40 to 50.
June 9, 2016
Draft Canadian law would allow private CT payments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A proposed law in Canada's Saskatchewan province would allow people to pay for their own CT scans, outside of the national health system.
June 9, 2016
Canadian keepsake ultrasound firm won't face charges
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Canadian keepsake ultrasound company won't face criminal action for providing expecting mothers with replica 3D images rather than the actual 3D ultrasound scans of their babies, according to a report by CBC News.
June 6, 2016
2 U.S. states adopt technologist licensure laws
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Tennessee and New Hampshire have joined the ranks of U.S. states that have enacted radiologic technologist licensure laws.
May 31, 2016
NJ chiropractor faces prison in RayScam case
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A chiropractor from New Jersey faces up to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to accepting bribes for patient referrals to an imaging center at the middle of a case officials have called Operation RayScam.
May 26, 2016
Vt. governor signs breast density notification bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gov. Peter Shumlin of Vermont has signed a breast density notification bill into law, according to Are You Dense Advocacy.
May 25, 2016
NH passes sonography licensure bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gov. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire has signed into law a sonographer licensure bill, according to the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
May 25, 2016
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