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Public Citizen files lawsuit against DRA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Public interest group Public Citizen has filed a lawsuit against the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005, charging that the legislation is unconstitutional.
March 21, 2006
Malpractice insurance for teleradiology: What constitutes good coverage?
The past few years have seen significant advances in the availability and cost reduction for teleradiology malpractice insurance coverage. T. Lloyd Croft, vice president of Professional Medical Insurance Services, discusses how to select the right coverage, who needs to be covered, and what to expect if a lawsuit is filed.
March 20, 2006
Alabama lawyer takes on Deficit Reduction Act
By Brian Casey
The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005 signed into law by President Bush on February 8 includes at least $2.8 billion in cuts to imaging services performed outside the hospital setting. But the DRA has a potentially fatal flaw, making it unconstitutional, according to Alabama attorney Jim Zeigler. He has filed a lawsuit seeking to have it overturned, and discusses his strategy with AuntMinnie.com.
March 20, 2006
IPL issues licenses
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
As part of a court settlement, Isotope Products Laboratories (IPL) has granted licenses to International Isotopes and RadQual to reproduce radioactive sources for nuclear medical imaging.
March 13, 2006
Ultrasound scanner bill introduced in CA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
California Assembly member Ted Lieu has introduced legislation aimed at limiting the sale of ultrasound scanners in California to only licensed medical professionals.
March 8, 2006
Geisinger accepts hefty fine for mammo QA failure
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Geisinger Medical Group has been slapped with a $900,000 fine for failing to perform required equipment testing at its Lock Haven mammography clinic, according to a report in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette newspaper (March 2, 2006).
March 2, 2006
BrainLab wins patent suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided surgery firm BrainLab said that the U.S. District Court in Denver has dismissed a patent infringement lawsuit filed against the firm in 1998 by Medtronic of Minneapolis.
February 26, 2006
Lawsuit takes aim at Deficit Reduction Act
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An Alabama attorney has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, giving radiology advocates a sliver of hope that the legislation could be invalidated before it implements billions in Medicare reimbursement cuts.
February 20, 2006
RT charged in fatal injection of patient
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiologic technologist (RT) in the state of Washington has been charged with unprofessional conduct in connection with the case of a patient who died after she was injected with cleaning fluid instead of contrast agent.
February 13, 2006
Epix lawsuit dismissed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI contrast agent developer Epix Pharmaceuticals said that the shareholder class-action lawsuit filed against the firm has been dismissed.
February 1, 2006
Advanced Magnetics to defend Cytogen suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR contrast developer Advanced Magnetics said the lawsuit filed against it by partner Cytogen is without merit, and that it plans to conduct a vigorous defense.
January 29, 2006
Siemens U.S. employees indicted
Multimodality vendor Siemens Medical Solutions, two Siemens employees, and a joint-venture business partner have been indicted on federal fraud charges related to a radiology equipment contract in the Chicago area that required minority participation.
January 26, 2006
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