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ANOTHER RECORD FRAUD BUST
POSTED ON MAY 3, 2012 BY TODD RODRIGUEZ When it comes to record-breaking Medicare fraud busts, the hits keep coming. The feds announced today another nationwide takedown of physicians and other healthcare providers for Medicare fraud totaling in excess of … Continue reading
Interventional Radiology: Potential Breakthrough to Treat Men’s Enlarged Prostate
Prostatic artery embolization, a new interventional radiology treatment, may bring hope to men with debilitating symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate, say the group of researchers who pioneered its use. “Having an enlarged prostate is very common in many men … Continue reading
NASA: Space flight may harm your eyesight
Brain scans of astronauts who were in space for long periods of time suggest a significant occurrence of a condition that can affect vision. New research from NASA suggests that prolonged periods of time in space may cause serious damage … Continue reading
WorldRad.com, an International Subsidiary of USARAD.com, Partners with Global Hawk Telemedicine Dubai to Provide Advanced Radiology Services in the Middle East
Leading US-Based Radiology Service Provider Launches Major Effort Aimed at International Expansion MT. LAUREL, N.J., Mar 20, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — USARAD.com announces a Joint Venture between its international subsidiary WorldRad.com division and Global Hawk Telemedicine based in the United … Continue reading
Lawsuit Blames Death On Lack Of Radiologists
According to The Northern Virginia Daily newspaper, Robert J. Eversole II has filed a $2 million wrongful-death lawsuit claiming that his wife died two years ago because a hospital lacked radiologist at night and sent CT images to a teleradiologist … Continue reading
Guyana to benefit from expert radiologists
An International Division of the Teleradiology Firm, USARAD, has signed a major contract for the exclusive reading of ultrasounds in Guyana. The company, known as WorldRad, inked the deal with Guyana’s Imaging Providers (GIP), and is now the first American … Continue reading
HHS Office of Inspector General Releases Priorities for Fiscal Year 2012
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has been busy combating fraud and abuse over the last few years – the monies it has recovered more than doubled from 2006 to 2010, topping $4 … Continue reading
KLAS: “Almost half of the former NightHawk customers are looking for other options.”
According to a new report on the teleradiology market from the health-care research company KLAS, many former NightHawk customers are considering to discontinue the service. Virtual Radiologic (Vrad) purchased NightHawk Radiologic and created the country’s largest teleradiology company. Everyone is … Continue reading
REMINDER: ADVANCED IMAGING SUPPLIERS TO BE ACCREDITED BY JAN 1 2012
Under the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA), all Medicare suppliers of the technical component of advanced imaging services have until by January 1, 2012 to become accredited by an accreditation organization designated by the Secretary of Health … Continue reading
DRAMATIC RISE IN HEALTHCARE FRAUD PROSECUTIONS
For the last couple of years I have been telling my physician and provider clients that they should expect to see a dramatic rise in healthcare health fraud investigations and prosecutions. According to a recent article published by USA Today citing statistics released by … Continue reading
