Practice Management: Page 643

GE settles NSF case with Calif. woman
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has settled a lawsuit involving a California woman who allegedly contracted nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) after administration of the company's Omniscan gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent.
March 24, 2010
ONC looks for HIT feedback
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has scheduled a public "listening session" on April 6 to obtain feedback from the healthcare community on the Health IT Strategic Framework.
March 24, 2010
Fla. cancer center pays $12M in fraud settlement
By Cynthia E. Keen
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that a large multispecialty physician group in Florida has agreed to pay $12 million to settle allegations that it submitted false reimbursement claims for radiation oncology treatments to federal healthcare agencies.
March 23, 2010
Blondel to leave IBt
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy and radioisotope developer Eckert & Ziegler Isotope Products has announced that the CEO of its IBt Bebig subsidiary, François Blondel, is leaving the company.
March 23, 2010
Report: Average wages dip 2% for RTs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The average wage for radiologic technologists (RTs) fell 2% in 2009 compared to 2008, and "dozens of new graduates" are unable to find employment, according to a report released this week on compensation for allied health professionals.
March 23, 2010
GE promotes Wold
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has named Anders Wold as vice president of its ultrasound business.
March 23, 2010
Maryland hits Johns Hopkins with $370K fine
By Cynthia E. Keen
The state of Maryland has fined Johns Hopkins University $370,000 as part of a settlement regarding alleged violations of state law relating to the university's use of ionizing radiation and its handling of radioactive materials for medical and research purposes.
March 23, 2010
French study shows how to reduce MRSA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An intensive program of surveillance, precautions, training, and feedback appears to have helped reduce the rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) over a 15-year period, according to a report in the March 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
March 22, 2010
Healthcare reform bill stakes utilization rate at 65%, for now
By Kate Madden Yee
The healthcare reform legislation that passed the U.S. Congress on March 21 contains many provisions that haven't garnered the same level of attention as the Cornhusker kickback or the Stupak abortion amendment. But radiology is keenly interested in a number of the more arcane sections of the bill.
March 22, 2010
What's next for healthcare? And, FDA nixes handheld imaging app
By Brian Casey
March 22, 2010
Closer follow-up reduces postmammography diagnosis delays
By Kate Madden Yee
For low-income women with abnormal mammograms, using a case management approach for follow-up is an effective tool that can deliver a more timely diagnostic resolution, according to a study published online March 16 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
March 21, 2010
Naviscan teams with Alliance Imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services firm Alliance Imaging will provide positron emission mammography imaging services in Florida through San Diego-based PET developer Naviscan.
March 21, 2010
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