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Does new OIG opinion create preauthorization loophole?
By Kate Madden Yee
A new legal opinion issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General (OIG) has some imaging industry observers wondering if the OIG has unwittingly created a loophole regarding preauthorization -- one that may require many imaging practices to contract with preauthorization outsourcing firms to maintain their referral base.
October 6, 2008
AHRA, Toshiba offer grant program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems and the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) association have created a Patient First grant program.
October 5, 2008
Complete Community Report Description
October 2, 2008
BrainLab wins settlement from Medtronic
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy firm BrainLab has won a patent infringement lawsuit against Medtronic of Minneapolis.
October 2, 2008
Siemens wins Saint-Gobain infringement suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Persistence has paid off for Siemens Healthcare in a patent lawsuit over PET/CT crystal technology.
October 1, 2008
Texas group advocates 'ethical imaging'
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A lobbying group has formed in Texas that advocates for "appropriate and safe" medical imaging in the state, including the mandatory registration and accreditation of imaging equipment.
October 1, 2008
Visage wins contract with ACR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization software developer Visage Imaging has won a contract to provide its 3D software to the American College of Radiology (ACR) for use in radiology education courses.
October 1, 2008
Philips files PET/CT suit against Siemens
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Siemens Healthcare in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
October 1, 2008
Toshiba names new European president/CEO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba Medical Systems Europe, based in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, has named Chikao Kamijima as its new president and CEO.
September 30, 2008
Shared Medical nets VHA contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mobile imaging provider Shared Medical Services (SMS) has entered into a three-year deal to provide imaging services to healthcare alliance VHA of Irving, TX.
September 30, 2008
Xoft's Axxent used in IORT procedure
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Comprehensive Breast Health Center at Little Company of Mary Hospital has used Xoft's Axxent electronic brachytherapy system to perform a novel cancer treatment called intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT).
September 30, 2008
MRI magnet explosions; NSF legal update; DRA's impact
By Brian Casey
September 29, 2008
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