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Maryland court backs state's self-referral law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) reports that a Maryland trial court has upheld the State Board of Physicians' interpretation of Maryland's self-referral law, which strictly limits CT, MR, and radiation therapy performed by self-referring physicians.
October 25, 2007
Fonar slams patent reform bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI vendor Fonar of Melville, NY, bought a full-page ad in the October 9 edition of the New York Times to protest proposed legislation to reform U.S. patent law.
October 10, 2007
Walking the tightrope: The legal and regulatory impact of digital mammography
By Kate Madden Yee
The Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST) established the benefits of digital mammography over film-screen, indicating that certain women would benefit from the digital technology. But even so, transitioning to digital can be challenging for facilities on many levels: financially, operationally, and legally. Bonnie Rush, president of Breast Imaging Specialists (BIS) of San Diego, discusses the legal and regulatory issues that arise when converting to digital mammography.
October 10, 2007
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Hologic hit with patent suit from J&J's Ethicon Endo-Surgery
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic acknowledged in an October 9 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that Cincinnati-based Ethicon Endo-Surgery has filed a patent infringement complaint against Hologic and its wholly owned subsidiary, Suros Surgical Systems of Indianapolis.
October 9, 2007
MedQuist updates its SEC filings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Speech recognition firm MedQuist of Mount Laurel, NJ, has filed its quarterly reports for the first two fiscal quarters of 2007 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company reported.
October 4, 2007
ACR to oppose future CHAMP-like cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology has dodged a bullet with the passage of a the latest version of the Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007 that had provisions affecting medical imaging stripped out. But Congress could reprise the cuts in other legislation, an eventuality the American College of Radiology (ACR) of Reston, VA, said it would work to prevent.
September 25, 2007
CHAMP won't include Medicare provisions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Negotiators from the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate brokered an agreement September 18 to remove Medicare provisions from the House-approved Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act (CHAMP), according to the American College of Radiology (ACR) of Reston, VA.
September 19, 2007
Judge derails Illinois MRI leasing suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan will refile a class-action lawsuit by October 11 against 11 companies that operate MRI centers in the Chicago area after a circuit court judge temporarily derailed the case, saying he needs more details.
September 13, 2007
Healthcare facilities vigorously enforce patient privacy
By Wayne Forrest
While inquiring minds may want to see the medical records of a relative, friend, co-worker, or other patients, accessing them is in clear violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. Hospitals and healthcare facilities around the U.S. are taking concerted measures and investing millions of dollars to ensure that privacy violations don't happen.
August 26, 2007
SonoSite adds claims to GE patent suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite of Bothell, WA, has added additional claims to its patent infringement lawsuit against GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K.
August 20, 2007
IBA buries proton hatchet with Optivus, Loma Linda
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Belgian radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) of Louvain-la-Neuve has settled a patent infringement suit with Optivus Proton Therapy and Loma Linda University Medical Center, both of Loma Linda, CA.
August 20, 2007
Merge to restate financials, faces Nasdaq delisting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Due to an error in its accounting methods, healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare of Milwaukee will have to restate previously recognized revenues dating back to 2004.
August 13, 2007
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