Oncology Imaging

Medical imaging has become integral to cancer care, assessing the stage and location of cancerous tumors. By utilizing powerful imaging modalities including CT, MRI, MRA and PET/CT, oncology imaging radiologists are able to assist referring physicians in the detection and diagnosis of cancer.

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Penn provider violates Stark; fines could top $20M

A federal judge has ruled that Bradford Regional Medical Center violated federal law by submitting claims to Medicare based upon referrals from physicians with whom the hospital had a prohibited financial relationship. As a result, damages owed by the hospital could exceed $20 million plus millions of dollars more in False Claims Act mandatory penalties.

InHealth awards Connecticut hospital social capital research grant

The Institute for Health Technology Studies (InHealth) has awarded over $238,000 in grant monies to the Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center at Hartford Hospital to  research how various prostate cancer treatments can affect a patient's ability to continue working productively.

Survey says? Intervention needed to stop Medicare payment cuts

Medicare payment cuts could significantly risk care for Medicare beneficiaries, and a survey released by the American Medical Association this week showed that 94 percent of American adults say the cuts pose a serious problem, while four out of five say Congress needs to act immediately to stop the looming cuts.

Hologic sees triple-digit net losses in Q4

Hologic, a developer and supplier of diagnostics products, medical imaging systems and surgical products for womens healthcare, has announced a large drop into black among its results for the fourth fiscal quarter, which ended Sept. 25.

Merge's net losses widen in Q3; Allscripts Surges named CEO

Merge Healthcare, a developer of health IT and interoperability systems, has reported that its net losses worsened in the 2010 third quarter, despite dougle-digit gains in revenues, compared with the 2009 third quarter.

ConJoin Group buys PHNS for $250M

The ConJoin Group has acquired PHNS, a provider of health IT and business services for $250 million.

IsoRay nets $527K for brachytherapy development

Brachytherapy technology developer IsoRay has received a $526,910 award under the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Program, which is part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

NLST to change patient management, practice, experts say

The decision of the National Cancer Institute to stop the National Lung Cancer Screening Trial (NLST) promises to have far-reaching impacts. The data could lead to a new approach to lung cancer screening characterized by thoughtful and systematic patient selection. Reimbursement seems possible, and the announcement could fuel chest CT computer-aided detection (CAD) development. But questions about clinical management and costs remain, and data analysis is ongoing.

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