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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
Jury awards $5M in GE Omniscan suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An Ohio man and his wife were awarded $5 million on March 22 after an eight-person federal jury in Cleveland agreed that he was severely injured after receiving a dose of GE Healthcare's Omniscan MRI contrast agent.
March 24, 2013
Carville, Rove share competing visions for U.S. healthcare
By Erik L. Ridley
As might be expected, political consultants James Carville and Karl Rove found little to agree on during a debate at last week's Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting. However, they did offer an intelligent and surprisingly civil discussion that illuminated the U.S. healthcare dilemma.
March 12, 2013
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Texas rad practice pays fine for US double billing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiology practice in Texas has agreed to pay an $800,000 fine to settle charges that it billed twice for the reading and interpretation of genetic ultrasound exams.
March 11, 2013
'Unfair' regulatory stance on radiotracers poses threat to PET's future
By Becky McCall
VIENNA - Legal and regulatory issues surrounding the production and uses of radiotracers represent a significant threat to PET imaging, a senior luminary told ECR 2013 attendees at Sunday's professional challenges session on the legal matters related to multimodality techniques.
March 10, 2013
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CT colonography screening bill reintroduced in House
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX) and co-sponsor Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) have reintroduced HR 991, the CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act.
March 10, 2013
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