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Bill introduced to add VC to Medicare screening coverage
By Eric Barnes
A bill introduced yesterday in the U.S. House of Representatives would add virtual colonoscopy (VC or CT colonography [CTC]) to the list of colorectal cancer screening alternatives covered by Medicare.
December 19, 2007
Medical imaging averts cuts in new U.S. budget
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The final version of healthcare budget legislation passed by the U.S. Congress this week spares medical imaging from any significant cuts in reimbursement. Imaging advocates had been worried that Congress might surprise radiology with a last-minute "gift" along the lines of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.
December 19, 2007
Illinois AG files suit against more MRI centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed additional lawsuits against imaging centers in the state accused of fraud due to their alleged participation in time-share leasing deals.
December 19, 2007
U.S. bill introduced to hike bone densitometry payments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A bill that would increase Medicare reimbursement for bone mass measurement has been introduced in the U.S. Congress.
November 29, 2007
DatCard gets patent, teams with Rimage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Software developer DatCard Systems of Irvine, CA, announced it has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its PacsCube and SmartLine products.
November 27, 2007
CMS to delay portion of Stark III
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will delay implementation of a provision banning physician self-referral in the Stark III rules for one year.
November 19, 2007
Civil trial in Colombini MR-related death set for March
By Marty Graham
A negligence lawsuit filed by the parents of Michael Colombini, a 6-year-old boy who was killed during an MR scan in 2001, is scheduled to go to trial in March 2008, according to attorneys handling the case. The defendants named in the suit are Westchester Medical Center and Westchester County Healthcare of Valhalla, NY; Dr. Terence Matalon, the center's chief of radiology at the time of the accident; two radiologic technologists; and GE Healthcare.
November 13, 2007
30 senators lobby against imaging cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Thirty U.S. senators are imploring Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Ranking Member Charles Grassley (R-IA) to oppose additional medical imaging reimbursement reductions in formulating Medicare legislation.
November 5, 2007
Boston Scientific receives Cordis litigation verdict
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, announced that a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco has found that the company infringes on a balloon catheter technology patent held by Cordis, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.
November 1, 2007
Illinois MRI leasing suit refiled
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has begun refiling civil lawsuits against Chicago-area MRI centers suspected of participating in kickback schemes, according to an article published last week in the Chicago Tribune.
October 28, 2007
AngioDynamics wins legal ruling
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer AngioDynamics said that it has won a legal ruling in patent litigation brought by VNUS Medical Technologies against Diomed, Vascular Solutions, and AngioDynamics.
October 28, 2007
AuntMinnie.com MRI Insider
By Shalmali Pal
October 28, 2007
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