An Ohio hospital’s decision to enter into an exclusive contract for radiology services did not cause significant harm to competition and did not, therefore, violate state and federal antitrust laws, a federal appeals court ruled August 7 (Nilavar v. Mercy Health System-Western Ohio, 6th Cir., No. 06-3819).

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October 2007 - Table of Contents

DIIR October 2007 (full PDF issue)

Industry Groups Fight Additional Imaging Cuts

Novant Health Inks Agreement to Purchase MedQuest

HealthSouth Completes Sale of Diagnostics Division

CMS Publishes Stark Phase III Rules

Successful Imaging From a 3D Perspective: Profile

Legal News: Court Upholds $1.1 Million Penalty for Mammography Certificate Lapse

Exclusive Contracts for Radiology Services Upheld

ACR to Offer Modular MRI Accreditation

Diagnostic Imaging Stocks Fall 1% in Last 4 Weeks

GE Gets FDA Approval for New Mobile Mammography Product