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NeuroGrafix presses MRI patent suits
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR technology developer NeuroGrafix said it is continuing to pursue patent infringement litigation for MRI technology against the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
February 7, 2013
Primary care docs prefer to deliver imaging results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Primary care physicians like to deliver the results of radiology examinations to their patients and feel legally obligated by recommendations within radiology reports, according to a new study published in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
January 31, 2013
Carestream expands patent portfolio
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health said it was awarded 43 patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2012 for radiology imaging, healthcare IT, dental imaging, and other areas.
January 30, 2013
Siemens named in China bribery suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A former employee of the China unit of Siemens, parent of Siemens Healthcare, has sued the company, charging that he was fired after uncovering a scheme to pay kickbacks in China for the purchase of medical equipment, according to a Bloomberg article.
January 16, 2013
DR Systems gets new patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS software developer DR Systems has been awarded a new patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that relates to a system and method for viewing medical images at full resolution.
January 14, 2013
Nocimed awarded 2 patents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nocimed has been issued a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office related to the company's technology using nuclear MR spectroscopy to evaluate pain and degenerative properties of tissue.
January 9, 2013
Study: Open malpractice claims dog physicians
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The average U.S. physician spends almost 11% of an average 40-year career with an open, unresolved malpractice claim pending against him or her, according to a study published in the January issue of Health Affairs.
January 6, 2013
Endologix plans to defend patent suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Endologix said it has been hit with a patent infringement lawsuit related to its AFX endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) system and IntuiTrak Powerlink system.
January 1, 2013
Court orders mediation in alleged Fla. Medicare fraud
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Federal prosecutors pursuing a multimillion dollar whistleblower lawsuit alleging fraudulent billing of radiation therapy services by multiple healthcare providers in Pensacola, FL, have been ordered to attempt to mediate a settlement, according to an article in the Pensacola News Journal.
December 30, 2012
Breast density notification bill introduced in Ohio
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Legislation that would require healthcare providers to notify women of their breast density status has been introduced in Ohio.
December 13, 2012
Allstate wins imaging fraud lawsuit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Los Angeles County Superior Court has awarded Allstate Insurance more than $7 million in a case filed by the insurer on its behalf against a Long Beach chiropractor, Dr. Daniel Dahan, and his business, Progressive Diagnostic Imaging.
December 11, 2012
Exeter Hospital retains Medicare standing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The New Hampshire hospital at the center of a controversy over a former radiologic technologist who may have infected patients with hepatitis C will be able to continue to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs after passing a U.S. government audit.
December 11, 2012
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