Medicolegal: Page 45

HeartIT nets patent for zero-footprint viewer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image management firm Heart Imaging Technologies (HeartIT) has received a sixth patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office related to its zero-footprint medical image viewer technology.
April 30, 2012
Senate bill would halt multiple-scan payment cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and David Vitter (R-LA) introduced legislation on April 25 that would halt a cut in Medicare reimbursement for multiple imaging studies performed on the same patient on the same day.
April 26, 2012
DR Systems nets patent for data transfer to EMRs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS software developer DR Systems has received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office related to the company's automated selection and forwarding of medical data to secondary locations, such as electronic medical records (EMRs).
April 25, 2012
Quebec suggests competency tests for older docs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Quebec College of Physicians is recommending an "evaluation mechanism for the physical and cognitive capabilities of doctors of a certain age," according to an article in the Montreal Gazette.
March 28, 2012
Quebec radiologist missed 109 breast cancer cases
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Quebec's College of Physicians revealed on Tuesday that it found 109 undetected cancers after reviewing more than 22,000 mammography exams conducted by a Quebec radiologist, according to an article posted on Canada.com.
March 27, 2012
Va. governor signs breast density bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gov. Bob McDonnell has signed a bill that requires facilities that offer mammography services to include information on breast density in mammogram letters sent to patients.
February 29, 2012
New Mexico Software wins breach of contract lawsuit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS developer New Mexico Software has won a favorable judgment in federal court from a lawsuit initiated by Premier Medical Enterprise Solutions of St. Petersburg, FL.
February 29, 2012
Univ. of Ariz. licenses technology to Zonare
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The University of Arizona's Office of Technology Transfer has licensed its photoacoustic imaging technology to ultrasound technology developer Zonare Medical Systems.
February 23, 2012
Zecotek files patent suit against Philips
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine firm Zecotek Photonics announced that its subsidiary, Zecotek Imaging Systems, has initiated legal action in U.S. Federal District Court in Los Angeles against Saint-Gobain and Philips Healthcare for infringing on one of Zecotek's patents.
February 23, 2012
Aribex applauds FDA probe of handheld x-ray devices
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Aribex Nomad handheld x-ray devices are legal and not the subject of an investigation announced last week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the company announced.
February 16, 2012
The Profit Center: Part 24 -- Shadow your competition
By Mark F. Weiss
In this latest Profit Center installment, healthcare business and legal affairs expert Mark Weiss discusses how to uncover weaknesses in your contracts and relationships -- before your competitors do it for you.
February 16, 2012
2009 03 12 10 19 18 342 Profit Center
Feds recover $4B from healthcare fraud
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services healthcare fraud prevention and enforcement efforts recovered nearly $4.1 billion in taxpayer dollars during the 2011 fiscal year.
February 15, 2012
Previous Page
Page 45 of 114
Next Page