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Idaho introduces RT licensure bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Idaho legislators have introduced a bill that would require individuals in the state to obtain a license before performing medical imaging and radiation therapy procedures, according to the Idaho Society of Radiologic Technologists.
March 6, 2013
HIMSS: Mobile devices raise thorny legal issues in healthcare
By Erik L. Ridley
NEW ORLEANS - The use of mobile devices in healthcare environments offers unique security challenges, and institutions must implement and -- most importantly -- enforce policies regarding their use to mitigate legal risk, according to a Wednesday presentation at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting.
March 6, 2013
Sequestration will translate into 2% cut for Medicare fees
By Kate Madden Yee
A 2% cut in Medicare fees to healthcare providers is poised to go into effect tonight if President Barack Obama and Congress fail to broker a deal that will avert $85 billion in automatic budget cuts required under the sequestration deficit reduction law passed in August 2012.
February 28, 2013
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Sonography students level claims against Ill. program
By Cynthia E. Keen
Five students enrolled in the sonography program at the College of DuPage in the Chicago suburb of Glen Ellyn, IL, have publicly charged the program's leaders with unethical conduct, including a claim that the program issued grades for a course that allegedly was never held.
February 26, 2013
NJ cardiologist cops to taking kickbacks from imaging center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A New Jersey cardiologist has pled guilty to taking cash payments as a kickback for referring patients to a diagnostic imaging center in Orange, NJ.
February 18, 2013
DR Systems awarded another 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.
February 14, 2013
Judge says ARRT could be liable in Kwiatkowski case
By Kate Madden Yee
A New Hampshire superior court judge has denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) in the case of radiologic technologist David Kwiatkowski, who allegedly infected patients at Exeter Hospital with hepatitis C.
February 12, 2013
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
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