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Ob/gyn ultrasound yields thorny legal issues
By Erik L. Ridley
The practice of obstetrics and gynecology (ob/gyn) ultrasound requires awareness of key legal implications. Dr. Louis Weinstein of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia describes some common errors and liability issues seen in the specialty, discusses several representative claims cases, and offers suggestions for navigating the legal minefield.
July 12, 2006
Public Citizen makes case against DRA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Public interest group Public Citizen presented its case against the constitutionality of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005 on Monday, arguing before a federal court judge that the act should be declared unconstitutional.
July 10, 2006
House bill seeks to delay DRA imaging cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A bipartisan bill has been introduced calling for a two-year delay on cuts mandated by the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005 in Medicare reimbursement for medical imaging exams conducted in nonhospital settings.
June 28, 2006
Diagnosis murder: Imaging as a psycholegal defense tool
If the current crop of TV shows is any indication, medical imaging is primed to replace forensics as the cool crime-fighting science. In real-life crime dramas, imaging is being deployed as a defense tool for those looking to back up a plea of legal insanity. AuntMinnie.com investigates the use of scanning as a psycholegal defense tool and as a major component of the emerging field of neuroethics.
June 28, 2006
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Intact Medical gets patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Intact Medical of Natick, MA, said that it has been awarded a U.S. patent for technology related to its Intact Breast Lesion Excision System.
June 21, 2006
CBO puts brakes on U.S. House health IT bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A bill (H.R. 4157) designed to promote the widespread adoption of healthcare information technology in the U.S. has been held up due to concerns over the legislation's impact on the federal budget.
June 19, 2006
U.S. House health IT bill approved by committees
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Legislation that would promote the use of healthcare information technology was passed out of the Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees in the U.S. House of Representatives late last week.
June 18, 2006
J&J to appeal Boston Scientific stent ruling
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Biologics Delivery Systems Group, Cordis of Miami Lakes, FL, said it will appeal yesterday's decision by a U.S. District Court judge upholding a jury finding last year in Wilmington, DE, in favor of interventional device firm Boston Scientific on stent patents.
June 15, 2006
Boston Scientific wins J&J patent appeal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device firm Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, reported that the U.S. District Court in Delaware issued a ruling upholding a July 2005 jury verdict in a patent case against Johnson & Johnson (J&J).
June 15, 2006
U.S. health ITN bill introduced in House, Senate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Representative Dennis Moore of Kansas and Senator Sam Brownback, also of Kansas, last week introduced a bill to establish a U.S. health information technology network (ITN).
June 14, 2006
Firm raises eyebrows with push to enforce anti-kidney-failure patent
By Wayne Forrest
A start-up company's efforts to enforce a patent it received for preventing kidney failure during contrast administration has a number of hospitals consulting with their attorneys. A central issue is whether patent holders can successfully enforce patents against physicians who are using generically available compounds and devices for treating patients.
June 12, 2006
DOBI hit with SEC investigation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical imaging developer DOBI Medical International said that it and certain current and former officers and directors of the company have received subpoenas from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
June 4, 2006
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