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Virginia considers licensing radiologist assistants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Virginia's House of Delegates has unanimously approved a bill that would allow for the licensure of radiologist assistants in that state.
January 28, 2009
Boston Scientific, Medtronic bury the hatchet
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developers Boston Scientific and Medtronic have announced the settlement of two lawsuits and an agreement to end three others.
January 27, 2009
Illinois MRI leasing case settled; contract renewal tips; medical isotope report
By Brian Casey
January 14, 2009
Illinois MRI centers to pay $1.2 million to settle kickback charges
By Wayne Forrest
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has reached a $1.2 million settlement with 14 imaging centers in the state that allegedly paid illegal kickbacks to doctors in exchange for referrals. The lawsuit centered on "time-share" leasing arrangements in which referring physicians received blocks of time on imaging equipment operated by the centers.
January 14, 2009
Radiology groups need new approaches to survive in tough times
By Mark F. Weiss
Radiology groups need to work harder -- and smarter -- to secure contract renewals with hospitals in these tough economic times, according to healthcare business and legal affairs expert Mark Weiss. One way to begin is by relying less on practice benchmarking studies, he believes.
January 14, 2009
CT screening flap leads to change in NEJM disclosure policy
By Eric Barnes
The New England Journal of Medicine has changed its financial disclosure policies following controversy over a research paper on CT lung cancer screening that did not mention the authors' financial ties to a CT manufacturer.
January 12, 2009
Reducing breast imaging legal risk; CT study leads to new NEJM disclosure policy
By Brian Casey
January 12, 2009
Breast centers can manage malpractice risk
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast imaging is a minefield of potential legal exposure, which is one reason many radiologists shy away from the discipline. But mammography malpractice can be managed by taking a few simple steps, according to breast imaging experts.
January 12, 2009
Radiation oncology lawsuit; a year-end thank you
By Brian Casey
December 29, 2008
Lawsuit hits Canadian cancer center for radiation therapy errors
By Cynthia E. Keen
A Canadian cancer center has been hit with a class action lawsuit claiming that hundreds of patients received improper levels of radiation during radiation therapy treatments over a three-year period.
December 29, 2008
Siemens pays fine to settle corruption case
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The parent company of Siemens Healthcare said that it will pay fines and penalties of approximately one billion euros ($1.34 billion U.S.) to settle legal proceedings against the firm in Germany and the U.S.
December 14, 2008
GE, Orbotech dispute goes to arbitration
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Israeli electronics industry technology firm Orbotech said that GE Healthcare and its subsidiary GE Healthcare Systems Israel are referring a dispute between the firms to arbitration.
December 8, 2008
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