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California technologist faces testimony in CT overdose case
By Donna Domino
SACRAMENTO, CA - A California radiologic technologist accused of delivering a major radiation overdose faced testimony this week. Witnesses who spoke at a hearing on revoking the technologist's license said they still don't understand how a 23-month-old boy received 151 CT scans in just over an hour.
September 17, 2009
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Medtronic settles patent dispute
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic has settled a patent dispute with medical device manufacturer W.L. Gore and Assoc. of Newark, DE.
September 16, 2009
Senate bill calls for 65% equipment utilization rate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The healthcare reform bill released this week by the U.S. Senate Finance Committee would set the equipment utilization rate for Medicare reimbursement of imaging studies at 65%, significantly lower than the 90% level proposed in original versions of the legislation.
September 15, 2009
AdvaMed opposes $4 billion device tax
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device industry lobbying group Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) has gone on record as opposing a proposed tax on medical device and diagnostics firms.
September 15, 2009
Omnyx nets digital pathology patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Omnyx of Pittsburgh has received a U.S. patent for digital pathology technology.
September 14, 2009
Sonora nets 8th patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging equipment supplier Sonora Medical Systems has received a patent for its universal current leakage testing adapter.
August 31, 2009
Judge gives Bracco partial victory in patent case
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for Eastern Texas has granted a motion by two subsidiaries of contrast firm Bracco Imaging in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Mallinckrodt, a subsidiary of Covidien.
August 27, 2009
NJ rep turns up the heat in VA brachy probe
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A U.S. congressman is asking the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for a status update regarding the agency's investigation of treatment errors in its brachytherapy program for prostate cancer patients.
August 26, 2009
Texas-sized heart screening law set for September debut
By Eric Barnes
Is it groundbreaking public policy or a case of the law outpacing the clinical evidence? Either way, the eyes of Texas are following the potential impact of new legislation that will take effect on September 1 requiring insurers to pay for CT and ultrasound scans for atherosclerosis screening.
August 16, 2009
Rise in MRI accidents highlights need for magnet safety
By Kate Madden Yee
LAS VEGAS - The rate of accidents in MRI suites has nearly tripled compared to just four years ago, highlighting the need for renewed attention to magnet safety as a means of protecting patients and avoiding legal liability, according to a presentation at this week's American Healthcare Radiology Administrators meeting.
August 10, 2009
Flawed MedPAC survey drives debate on imaging payment cuts
By Edward C. Eichhorn
As the U.S. debates a sweeping healthcare reform plan in Congress, imaging consultant Ed Eichhorn has discovered what he believes is a serious flaw in the data that federal regulators are using to support an increase in the utilization factor for imaging equipment.
August 10, 2009
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Congress eyes safety of VA prostate brachytherapy: Part 2
By Cynthia E. Keen
The radiation oncologist at the center of a scandal over prostate brachytherapy procedures performed at a Philadelphia Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital found himself on the hot seat in hearings before the U.S. Congress on July 22.
August 9, 2009
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