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Leaders in Imaging: Dr. Leonard Berlin
By Kate Madden Yee
AuntMinnie.com is pleased to present the first installment of Leaders in Imaging, a series of articles profiling the individuals who are shaping the radiology landscape. Our first interview is with Dr. Leonard Berlin, a frequent speaker on medical malpractice topics and other legal issues in radiology.
May 24, 2010
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Calif. radiation bill up for Senate discussion
By Eric Barnes
A bill that would require medical imaging facilities to record the radiation dose from any exam that delivers ionizing radiation is scheduled for discussion on the floor of the California Senate today.
May 23, 2010
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Settlement reached in Mad River pediatric CT radiation case
By Donna Domino
The family of a 2-year-old boy who received a massive overdose of radiation during a series of CT scans in 2008 has reached a settlement with the Northern California hospital where the incident occurred.
May 23, 2010
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Two Ohio facilities to pay $108M in cardiac kickback case
By Wayne Forrest
Two Ohio hospitals agreed Friday to pay the U.S. government $108 million to settle claims that the institutions violated federal law by unlawfully paying doctors for referrals of cardiac patients.
May 20, 2010
Neurosurgeon files MRI patent lawsuit against Siemens
By James Brice
A California neurosurgeon is suing a division of multimodality vendor Siemens Healthcare, charging that the Malvern, PA, company has violated his patents for MRI technology, including diffusion tensor imaging and nerve imaging.
May 17, 2010
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Ga. hospital asks for police investigation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An attorney for the Georgia hospital that discovered an employee had marked hundreds of unread mammograms as complete has asked local police to begin an investigation, according to the hospital's parent company.
May 13, 2010
Hospital to retake 900 mammograms due to employee error
By Kate Madden Yee
A Georgia hospital is offering to retake more than 900 mammograms after it was discovered that an employee had marked the tests complete even though they had not been read by a radiologist.
May 11, 2010
SenoRx deal prompts law firm inquiry
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Pennsylvania law firm is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of breast brachytherapy developer SenoRx, which agreed to be acquired Wednesday by interventional technology provider C.R. Bard.
May 5, 2010
Conn. breast density law causes conundrum for mammo sites
By Kate Madden Yee
A new Connecticut law that mandates that women undergoing mammography be informed of their breast tissue density rating could spark increased use of ultrasound for breast cancer screening. But are radiologists ready for the additional workload if similar legislation spreads across the U.S.?
April 28, 2010
Report: GE ignored Omniscan warnings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Documents from the Circuit Court of Cook County in Chicago allege that GE Healthcare declined to restrict the use of its gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent Omniscan, despite warnings from people inside the company.
April 18, 2010
Court OKs MedQuist, CBay buy of Spheris
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has approved the sale of substantially all assets of Spheris to speech recognition and transcription technology provider MedQuist and its majority shareholder CBay.
April 15, 2010
Minn. law outlaws exam cheating
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty on April 1 signed into law a bill that makes cheating on licensing or certification exams illegal, according to the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
April 15, 2010
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