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Canada investigates 'unqualified' radiologists
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Two radiologists in British Columbia, Canada, are being investigated for reading CT and ultrasound scans without appropriate credentials or experience, in a case that may affect more than 3,000 patients.
February 13, 2011
NNSA supports Mo-99 production bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has thrown its support behind legislation that would encourage manufacturing of the radioisotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) in the U.S.
February 3, 2011
Senate fails to repeal healthcare reform bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday failed to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the centerpiece of President Obama's healthcare reform program.
February 2, 2011
The Profit Center: Part 18 -- Negotiation ploys: From autos to ACOs
By Mark F. Weiss
Successful negotiation with hospitals, whether in respect of accountable care organizations (ACOs), exclusive contracts, or any other "alignment," requires the right strategies and tactics. Learn more from healthcare business and legal affairs expert Mark Weiss in this latest Profit Center installment.
January 30, 2011
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Univ. of Iowa doctor suspended, faces settlement deadline
By Brian Casey
A nuclear medicine physician at the University of Iowa in Iowa City involved in a public dispute with the chair of his department has been suspended, and he faces a January 28 deadline to reach a settlement that would require him to leave the university.
January 27, 2011
GE settles Omniscan case before trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has settled one of the first lawsuits scheduled to go to trial over charges that its Omniscan MRI contrast agent caused nephrogenic systemic fibrosis.
January 24, 2011
Maryland court upholds state self-referral law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Maryland State Court of Appeals has ruled against the practice of self-referral of advanced medical imaging and radiation therapy, reaffirming the state's physician self-referral law, according to the American College of Radiology.
January 24, 2011
Acacia buys radiation therapy patent rights
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patent holding company Acacia Research said that a subsidiary has acquired rights to a patent for radiation therapy technology.
January 18, 2011
CareCore to appeal antitrust verdict
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology benefits management firm CareCore National said it plans to appeal an $11 million verdict against the firm awarded in November in an antitrust lawsuit.
January 18, 2011
QSUM gets draping patents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast biopsy accessories developer QSUM Biopsy Disposables has received two patents from draping products used on women's imaging devices.
January 12, 2011
Nonradiologists now eat up more of Medicare's imaging pie
By Kate Madden Yee
Medicare payments for diagnostic imaging to nonradiologist physicians -- especially cardiologists -- have surpassed payments to radiologists, according to a new study published in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
January 3, 2011
Faculty dispute at University of Iowa goes public
By Brian Casey
A dispute between radiology faculty at the University of Iowa has gone public, with a professor charging in local newspapers that the department's chair called him an "academic terrorist" and retaliated against him for filing a discrimination complaint with the university.
January 2, 2011
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