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Carestream sues Caliper over patents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has filed a lawsuit alleging that Caliper Life Sciences of Hopkinton, MA, is infringing on its multimodal in vivo imaging patent.
July 12, 2010
ev3 to settle lawsuits from Covidien deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device firm ev3 has agreed to settle shareholder lawsuits aimed at blocking the company's $2.6 billion buyout by healthcare technology firm Covidien.
July 8, 2010
Leaders in Imaging: Dr. Cynthia Sherry
By Kate Madden Yee
AuntMinnie.com is pleased to present the second installment of Leaders in Imaging, a series of interviews with individuals who are shaping the radiology landscape. We recently spoke with Cynthia Sherry, MD, chair of the department of radiology at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital.
July 7, 2010
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Imaging firm pays $647K to settle fraud charges
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A California imaging provider that owns Advanced Radiology of Beverly Hills has paid the U.S. government $647,000 to settle charges that it filed false claims with Medicare for unnecessary imaging tests, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.
July 5, 2010
RAS interventional radiologists sue Sutter Health
By Kate Madden Yee
The ongoing dispute between a Northern California radiology group and hospital chain Sutter Health has taken another turn. Radiological Associates of Sacramento (RAS) filed suit this week against Sutter, charging it with unlawfully barring RAS interventional radiologists from performing procedures at Sutter facilities.
June 30, 2010
NightHawk settles with St. Paul Radiology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Teleradiology services provider NightHawk Radiology Services has settled a legal dispute with former partner St. Paul Radiology.
June 30, 2010
Court transcripts don't resolve questions in Mad River CT case
By Donna Domino
Despite the recent release of court transcripts from the Mad River CT overdose case, questions still remain as to how a Northern California radiologic technologist performed 151 CT scans on a 2-year-old boy in 68 minutes -- resulting in a massive radiation overdose.
June 30, 2010
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Medison, Volumetrics settle 3D patent dispute
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer Medison has settled patent litigation with 3D ultrasound firm Volumetrics of Durham, NC.
June 27, 2010
Suit seeks to block Covidien, ev3 deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A shareholder has filed a suit against ev3 to block the interventional device firm's acquisition by healthcare technology firm Covidien.
June 23, 2010
MedPAC: Self-referral has sparked growth in imaging use
By Kate Madden Yee
In a new report to the U.S. Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) suggests that the in-office exception to the Stark anti-self-referral law may not be achieving its intended goal, and, instead, may be contributing to unnecessary use of ancillary healthcare services such as medical imaging.
June 22, 2010
ASTRO backs MedPAC on Stark law exception
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) of Fairfax, VA, has thrown its support behind the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) for highlighting concerns about physician self-referral in cancer care.
June 17, 2010
Abdominal CT malpractice suits aren't always doomsday
By Eric Barnes
Should you find yourself charged with malpractice in radiology, know the law, know your case, and don't fall into the deposition traps of the plaintiff's lawyer, says an abdominal radiologist who's studied the rhyme and reason of malpractice suits, especially in abdominal CT.
June 14, 2010
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