Medicolegal: Page 24

NY radiologist pleads guilty in double-billing case
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiologist from Rochester, NY, has pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud charges related to double-billing for x-rays, according to federal authorities.
July 20, 2015
RT gets prison time in x-ray fraud case
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiologic technologist (RT) was sentenced to a year in federal prison for healthcare fraud after allowing an unlicensed individual to acquire imaging exams and then providing authorities with falsified documentation on who performed the exams.
July 19, 2015
Aussie woman pleads guilty in keepsake ultrasound scam
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An Australian woman who ran a keepsake ultrasound service has pleaded guilty to providing fake images to expecting mothers, according to a report by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
July 6, 2015
Improper radiation dose results in firings in Minn.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiation oncology center in St. Cloud, MN, has found that some of its patients received improper doses of radiation, resulting in discipline and firing of some employees.
July 5, 2015
Breast imaging at highest risk for medicolegal claims
By Kate Madden Yee
It may come as no surprise, but a new study indicates that breast imaging has the highest risk of medicolegal claims compared to other medical imaging exams, at least in Australia, according to a study published online this month in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
June 29, 2015
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Affordable Care Act upheld in Supreme Court ruling
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, ruling by a 6-3 margin that the U.S. government has the authority to give tax credits to millions of Americans to purchase healthcare insurance.
June 24, 2015
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Former RT Kwiatkowski reveals drug diversion secrets
By Brian Casey
David Kwiatkowski has finally told his story. The former traveling radiologic technologist (RT) who diverted drugs from multiple hospitals -- and infected dozens of patients with hepatitis C along the way -- has come clean in an article in Newsweek that reveals how shockingly easy it is to steal prescription drugs from medical facilities.
June 23, 2015
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Canadian health network to review 4K scans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Canadian health network is reviewing 4,000 imaging cases handled by one of its radiologists after a patient complaint showed an incorrect exam interpretation, according to a St. Catharines Standard of St. Catharines, Ontario.
June 22, 2015
Elekta files patent suit against Varian
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Elekta and William Beaumont Hospital of Royal Oak, MI, have filed a patent suit against Varian Medical Systems.
June 18, 2015
Radiologist slaps Duke with antipoaching suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiologist from Duke University Health System is suing the university over an alleged antipoaching deal between Duke and the University of North Carolina, according to the Herald-Sun of Durham.
June 16, 2015
Okla. woman charged with workers' comp fraud
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An Oklahoma woman has been charged with workers' compensation fraud after claiming to have developed a thyroid condition after being exposed to radiation as part of her job as a medical assistant.
June 14, 2015
VA probe refutes charges of MRI records purge
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An investigation by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General has found no evidence of a mass purge of records regarding MRI exam requests at a VA facility in Los Angeles.
June 11, 2015
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