Source: stock.xchngRajashahker P. Reddy, MD, an Atlanta radiologist, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison on charges of healthcare fraud, wire fraud and mail fraud. He was also fined $15,000 and ordered to pay $919,000 in restitution, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Siemens Healthcare debuted an array of imaging and informatics advances at the 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago Nov. 27 to Dec. 2.

Clarient, a GE Healthcare company, and Acorn Research have formed a collaboration around molecular testing of tumor samples.

The FDAs Circulatory System Devices Advisory Panel voted Dec. 8 against approval of CardioMEMS implantable pressure measurement system in heart failure patients. The FDA had asked the panel to review clinical trial results to determine if the Champion heart failure monitoring system was safe and effective.

An updated model of the Forrest report provided new kindling in the screening mammography firestorm by suggesting that breast cancer screening may cause more harm than good. The study, published Dec. 8 in British Medical Journal, focused on quality-adjusted life years and, unlike the original 1986 Forrest report, incorporated screening harms in the analysis.

As the start of a new year rolls near, hospital staff and administrators have a lot to plan for and accomplish. Staff at hospitals will need to find creative and inventive ways to continuously provide high-quality care, gear up for new transitions (i.e. the ICD-10 conversion and meaningful use) and integrate ground-breaking technology. But how does one address all these moving targets while keeping spending at present levels or lower?

The FDA has issued a Class I recall of the Draeger Medical's Infinity Acute Care System monitoring tool, which was manufactured between March and September. The product was distributed solely to the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.

The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) has voiced strong support for new legislation introduced by Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) to streamline the de novo classification process for medical devices.