The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says that a chain of radiology centers based in Baltimore is in default on more than $1 million in fines related to violations of the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA).
On June 20, the FDA notified Korangy Radiology Associates, which operates under the name Baltimore Imaging Centers and has nine locations, that it was in default on $1.1 million in fines for continuing to perform mammograms after it lost its certification due to equipment problems.
The agency sent owner Dr. Amile Korangy a notice after he failed to pay an initial $579,000 fee. Korangy offered to pay $150,000 on June 12 and $100,000 per month until the $579,000 was paid in full. The FDA did not accept this offer, instead ordering Korangy to pay the full $1.1 million immediately.
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