Medicolegal: Page 36

CMS rule would settle Varian, Elekta payment spat
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A proposed rule issued on July 8 by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) would settle a reimbursement spat between Varian Medical Systems and Elekta.
July 10, 2013
Ex-fugitive convicted in radiology center scheme
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New York state officials have announced that an international fugitive apprehended at an airport in Puerto Rico in 2011 has been convicted on charges of setting up phony radiology companies to take part in a no-fault insurance fraud scheme in the state.
July 1, 2013
Radiology publishes Berlin poem on errors from RSNA 2012
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In case you missed it at RSNA 2012, the poem delivered by Dr. Leonard Berlin about disclosing errors to patients has now been published in the July edition of Radiology.
June 23, 2013
Siemens settles ultrasound copyright case
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has resolved its copyright and trade secret lawsuit against Conquest Imaging regarding ultrasound patents.
June 19, 2013
Bard pays $48.2M in whistleblower lawsuit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer C. R. Bard has agreed to pay the U.S. government $48.2 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that its urological division and ProSeed subsidiary paid doctors and hospitals kickbacks to entice them to order Bard's products at inflated prices to treat Medicare patients with prostate cancer.
May 15, 2013
Thieves steal x-ray film for silver in Ohio
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ohio police are investigating the theft of radiology films from 2,000 to 2,500 patients from a hospital storage room, according to newspaper reports.
May 9, 2013
Bipartisan helium bill introduced in Senate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A bipartisan bill that would safeguard access to helium in the U.S. by preventing the closure of the Federal Helium Reserve has been introduced in the Senate.
April 24, 2013
Medstrat posts information about dismissed Merge suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Orthopedic PACS firm Medstrat has posted documents on its website confirming the terms of dismissal of a lawsuit between Medstrat and healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare.
April 23, 2013
Misdiagnosis is most common malpractice claim
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Diagnostic error is the most common type of malpractice claim, making up nearly 29% of all claims and more than 35% of all malpractice payments, according to a new study published April 22 in BMJ Quality & Safety.
April 22, 2013
Former Dartmouth-Hitchcock radiology resident files suit
By Eric Barnes
Former Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center radiology resident Christyna Faulkner has sued the hospital and four of its physicians alleging wrongful termination, discrimination, and disclosure of personal medical information, according to news reports and a petition she filed at the website change.org.
April 14, 2013
New Texas radiation rule takes effect May 1
By Eric Barnes
Hoping to avoid the rash of radiation overexposures that shook California radiology like an earthquake a few years back, the state of Texas has decided to implement its own radiation exposure rule beginning May 1.
March 27, 2013
Md. releases results of Kwiatkowski case review
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has released the results of its review of the employment of David Kwiatkowski in Maryland hospitals, with recommendations for strengthening legal and regulatory protections in the areas of drug diversion, infection control, and hiring and managing healthcare workers.
March 26, 2013
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