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Boston Scientific wins patent ruling
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Boston Scientific said that U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has ruled in its favor in a patent infringement suit filed by Johnson & Johnson.
January 22, 2012
Newspaper takes on Mo. university for radiology referrals
By Kate Madden Yee
A Missouri newspaper is accusing University of Missouri Health Care of providing radiology services to patients without physician orders for those services. University officials, however, say the episode is simply an example of incomplete documentation for a small number of studies.
January 19, 2012
Toshiba names new VP for legal affairs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems announced it has named a new vice president and general counsel.
January 18, 2012
Carestream earns 47 U.S. patents in 2011
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health and its subsidiaries received 47 patents in 2011 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for innovations in its radiology imaging and healthcare IT, dental imaging, and molecular imaging offerings.
January 11, 2012
U. of Iowa suspends pay for physician
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The University of Iowa has suspended salary payments to a nuclear medicine physician who has been embroiled in a personnel dispute with the school.
January 9, 2012
Feds file $150M fraud case against Mich. imaging firm
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. government has filed a $150 million complaint against a Michigan imaging company, charging it with allegedly violating federal Medicare rules requiring physician supervision of diagnostic tests, and with paying kickbacks to physicians for referrals.
January 8, 2012
DR Systems issued new patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS software developer DR Systems has received a patent for technology that relates to tracking portions of medical images that are displayed according to particular parameters, such as at a particular resolution.
January 2, 2012
Gender, demographics influence risk of malpractice suits
By Kate Madden Yee
Male radiologists are more likely to be sued than female radiologists, while those from Utah have the highest likelihood of being subjected to a malpractice claim of any U.S. state, according to a study presented at the recent RSNA 2011 meeting.
January 2, 2012
GE to settle $30M Medicare fraud lawsuit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare will pay $30 million to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to settle a lawsuit alleging Medicare overbilling for the cardiac radiopharmaceutical Myoview, as reported on December 29 by Crain's Detroit Business.
December 28, 2011
The Profit Center: Part 22 -- Radiology in a communal society
By Mark F. Weiss
Society is in a collectivistic stage, favoring notions of shared sacrifice over rugged individualism, says healthcare business and legal affairs expert Mark Weiss. When hospitals look to take advantage of the current climate, how can radiology groups protect themselves?
December 22, 2011
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Breast density law proposed in Mo.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Missouri is the latest state to consider mandating the inclusion of breast density information in reports sent to women after mammograms.
December 18, 2011
SGR fix passes House, Senate outlook dim
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A U.S. spending bill that prevents an across-the-board 27% cut to Medicare physician reimbursement passed the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday along partisan lines, 234-193, and was sent to the U.S. Senate for consideration. There, however, its chances of passage are nil due to several provisions opposed by majority Democrats.
December 13, 2011
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