Legal News

Stories about physicians and other healthcare professionals involved in lawsuits—as either a plaintiff or a defendantor accused of breaking the law. Various legal updates or unusual stories in the news may land here.

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Judge denies Radiology Partners’ initial request to resolve ‘bogus’ UnitedHealthcare lawsuit via arbitration

The nation's largest commercial insurer recently filed an amended complaint, claiming that RP perpetrated a billing scheme motivated by "pure greed."  

Radiologist arrested for attempted murder-suicide

The American public heaved a collective sigh of relief upon hearing a family of four somehow survived their car’s violent tumble down a rocky 250-foot cliff in Northern California Jan. 2.

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Radiologist accused of misreading MRI—resulting in $18M settlement—says he met standard of care

Travis Clark, MD, and Seattle Radiologists described the patient's injuries as “unfortunate," but testimony from three imaging experts backed the accused clinician’s claims, attorneys said.

Practice agrees to pay $1.4M for allegedly delivering teleradiology services from outside the US

The Department of Justice claims that Mori, Bean and Brooks fraudulently billed government payment programs for the interpretation work between 2012 and 2019. 

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CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

The all-in-one Omni Legend PET/CT scanner is now being manufactured in a new production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

After reviewing years of data from its clinic, one institution discovered that issues with implant data integrity frequently put patients at risk. 

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