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Beware, AMIC says: The DRA could be the least of it
By Kate Madden Yee
When Congress passed the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005, it set in motion legislation that has dramatically affected medical imaging. And the DRA is the least of it, according to Timothy Trysla, who believes that more healthcare reform is coming, and it won't be pretty.
June 9, 2008
House resolution advocates lower pediatric x-ray dose
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new resolution has been introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives that seeks to reduce the amount of radiation dose delivered to children from CT and other imaging studies.
May 26, 2008
GE hits SonoSite with second lawsuit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound technology provider SonoSite of Bothell, WA, said that GE Healthcare filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin on May 22, seeking to invalidate SonoSite's U.S. Patent No. 5,722,412.
May 26, 2008
InSight Health's revenues dip in Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Revenues declined and legal and consultant fees bit into InSight Health Services' bottom line in the company's third fiscal quarter of 2008.
May 19, 2008
CryoCor named in lawsuit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cryoablation technology provider CryoCor of San Diego has been named in a lawsuit relating to Boston Scientific's purchase of CryoCor.
May 18, 2008
U of A radiology department put in receivership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The department of radiology at the University of Arizona (U of A) in Tucson has been placed in receivership due to financial problems, according to an article in the Arizona Daily Star.
May 14, 2008
New York imaging center sues CareCore
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Jericho Special Imaging (JSI) in New Hyde Park, NY, has filed an antitrust suit against radiology management firm CareCore National (CCN) of Wappingers Falls, NY.
May 11, 2008
Canadian court dismisses J&J lawsuit against Boston Scientific
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Canadian Federal Court has dismissed a lawsuit Johnson & Johnson brought against Boston Scientific, alleging that the company's NIR stent infringed on two of its patents, according to Boston Scientific.
May 8, 2008
ACR update: Teaching Congress how to fish
By Kate Madden Yee
LAS VEGAS - At this week's Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) meeting, Maurine Spillman-Dennis and Ted Burnes presented the American College of Radiology's (ACR) efforts to educate Capitol Hill about radiology, and, in so doing, slow the budget-slashing experiences that radiology has suffered over the past three years.
May 6, 2008
Florida fraud case: A harbinger of increased federal scrutiny?
By Kate Madden Yee
When the U.S. Department of Justice announced on April 14 that it had reached a $7 million settlement with a Florida radiologist to resolve allegations of healthcare fraud, radiologists across the country took notice. The buzz in the Boca Raton, FL, case has centered on the question of whether it was a one-shot deal -- or whether it represents a trend toward increased federal enforcement of laws prohibiting fraud and kickbacks.
April 29, 2008
Del loses personnel lawsuit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Del Global Technologies said that a jury from the Circuit Court of Cook County in Illinois has ruled against the company in a lawsuit filed by a former employee.
April 22, 2008
Given, Olympus settle litigation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Video-capsule endoscopy developer Given Imaging has inked a deal with Olympus to settle patent litigation between the two firms.
April 22, 2008
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