Steps for organizations and individuals to combat burnout in radiology. By M. G. Myriam Hunink, MD, PhD. Chronic stress and burnout in radiologists and other healthcare professionals is a serious issue. It can lead not only to diminished health and quality of life among the professionals
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A look at ROI on moving from film to digital medical imaging. Upgrading your office’s medical imaging equipment from film to digital can be a smart strategy for building your practice and expanding your range of billable services. Plus, digital medical imaging delivers a wealth of
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A mid-year review of Everything Rad's top blogs. What are the most popular blogs on medical imaging? Everything Rad reviews which blogs written this year in the first half of 2019 were opened the most by our 15,000 monthly visitors. The most popular blogs are
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Centralised reporting hub is foundation of enterprise imaging strategy. By Dr. Peter Rowlands, Consultant Radiologist at Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. Managing medical data is a complex undertaking for any imaging facility, including ours. The Cheshire & Merseyside Trust is a particularly unusual area
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Collaborate with more than 1,400 Carestream product experts and health IT peers in the VIBE user community. Healthcare IT is complex and always changing, and resources are often in short supply. What if you could have additional expert resources on your team? You do – in
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A radiography educator explains how to utilise VBP in daily practice By Dr. Ruth Strudwick, Associate Professor and Subject Lead for Radiography and Interprofessional Learning at The University of Suffolk. Values-Based Practice (VBP) is the consideration of a patient’s values in decision-making. By patient’s values, we
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What IT Managers Worry About When Migrating Medical Imaging Data. Healthcare data migration is a challenging and critical undertaking. Medical imaging data is full of rich and varied data sources and types, as well as metadata and actual pixels. The data sets may be large; the
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Study identifies ideas, views and perceptions of technology; and opportunities to increase its adoption. By Sil Aarts, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Research, the Netherlands. New forms of technology are introduced constantly in medical imaging, often leading to enhanced diagnostic and therapeutic options. However, new
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A strategic approach to X-ray purchases. Radiologic technology is advancing at an extraordinary and ever-accelerating pace. Ongoing advances help empower radiology departments to continually increase their efficiency as well as their standard of care. However, this rapid evolution can mean that expensive imaging equipment becomes obsolete too
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Educator calls for updated and more extensive curriculum for radiographers. Salvador Pedraza Gutiérrez, Director of the Diagnostic Imaging Institute. Spain has one of the shortest curricula in the world for radiographers: two years. This is half the time considered necessary worldwide. But advanced imaging and the continuously rising
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Blockchain might have application for the secure storage and transmission of diagnostic images. An increasing number of industries are adopting the use of blockchain technology. These include financial services, media and telecom, transportation, and more. In 2018, ComputerWorld called blockchain “the most disruptive technology in decades.”
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ECR sessions offer studies and suggestions for keeping the patient in focus. There were 80 sessions on artificial intelligence at ECR 2019. However, the topic that surfaced often in conversations and the sessions I attended on day one was the very low-tech but all-important human factor.
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Diagnostic imaging can be a critical step in treating patients as early as possible. Sometimes, patients suffering from a rare disease experience a delayed diagnosis. The delay can enable their condition to further advance, possibly jeopardizing their quality of life and, in some cases, life expectancy.
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Compensating for the effects of X-ray scatter improves contrast. Mobile chest X-rays are often performed on acutely ill patients who are too critical or unstable to be transported to an X-ray imaging room. For these patients, bedside mobile X-rays can be the only option for
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Reporting improvements you can use today; and AI’s role in the future. Interactive, multi-media reporting is readily available within radiology workstations today – yet the majority of diagnostic imaging reports in the UK remain text based. In fact, the format of medical imaging reports created by
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A local resident shares his itinerary for a perfect day of eating and sightseeing in Vienna for ECR attendees. If you are attending ECR 2019, you might be wondering where to eat in Vienna. As a local who assists Carestream Health at ECR, I am
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Carbon nanotube technology increases portability and image quality; and is more energy efficient. We are constantly bearing witness to important advances in the development and applications of medical technologies. However, it is not so common for there to be changes of a disruptive nature that lend
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The technology is not new, but the applications might be surprising. The outlook for diagnostic imaging in 2019 seems very familiar to what Everything Rad reported in 2018. Artificial intelligence (AI) and wearable devices are on the list once again, along with the addition of more apps for mobile
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Faster and more accurate diagnoses possible as the IoT continues to evolve. Is your healthcare organization adopting Internet of Things (IoT) technology in 2019? Or perhaps you already are using it. According to a report by Aruba Networks, 87 percent of healthcare organizations will have
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Visit us to experience the gold standard in medical imaging and healthcare IT. ECR 2019 is a vital, dynamic and service-oriented congress, embedded in a unique and inspiring ambience. In this spirit, we are proud to exhibit our advanced medical imaging solutions: imaging rooms, mobile X-ray,
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Headlines this week: radiologists’ salary continues to grow; the role of blockchain in teleradiology. This week’s articles in Diagnostic Reading include: the average salary of radiologists continues to grow; how blockchain can impact radiology; improving ergonomics for radiologic technologists; what young doctors/trainees think of interventional radiology;
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Having two diagnostic technologies in a single system can generate cost-savings in several ways. Today, success in healthcare demands delivering better care, for more patients, at a lower cost. That’s a tough challenge. Small wonder that hospitals and imaging centers are looking outside the box for
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Burnout in radiology is in the news this week. This week’s articles in Diagnostic Reading include: a SIIM discussion on a significant hurdle in radiology and AI; battling radiologist burnout; reviewing the relationship between speed and accuracy in radiology; using AI to help detect AAAs; and
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News from SIIM and mammography reading volumes make headlines. This week’s articles in Diagnostic Reading include: a SIIM talk about how NLP improves radiology reporting; top priorities for AI in radiology; imaging increases for low back pain; peak performance in mammography readings; and calculating the ROI
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The week’s top developments in medical imaging. This week’s articles in Diagnostic Reading include: how value-based care affects radiology; social media views of radiology and AI; physicians and radiologist reports; deep learning improves heart disease diagnosis; and DBT vs. FFDM. How value-based care is affecting radiology –
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Una Mirada al retorno de la inversión del paso de película a digital. La actualización del equipo de imágenes médicas de su oficina de película a digital puede ser una estrategia inteligente para desarrollar su práctica y ampliar su gama de servicios facturables. Además, las
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Can you guess the image in the X-ray? This month's “Guess the X-ray Image Challenge!” is here! We welcome radiologists, technologists, RAs, MDs, PAs – or anyone who thinks they’re up to the challenge – to guess the subject in this X-ray. Please leave your answer in the comment
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The week in numbers for radiology: 4 challenges, 7 steps, and 10 things to know. This week’s articles in Diagnostic Reading include: four priorities for using AI in medical imaging; 7 steps to help get the ‘perfect’ job in radiology; a mid-year review of the
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La central de informes es la base de la estrategia de creación de imágenes empresariales. Por el Dr. Peter Rowlands, Radiólogo consultor en el Hospital Universitario Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen NHS trust. La gestión de datos médicos es una tarea compleja para cualquier instalación de imágenes, incluida
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Revisión de medio año de los principales Blogs de Everything-Rad. ¿Cuáles son los blogs más populares en imágenes médicas? A medida que llegamos a la mitad del año, Everything Rad repasa los blogs que este año fueron los más visitados por nuestros 15,000 visitantes mensuales. No
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Radiology reports and radiologist interactions are in the news this week. This week’s articles in Diagnostic Reading include: five suggestions for patient-friendly radiology reports; NHS Trust shares their experience with enterprise imaging; neuroimaging shows connection between air pollution and childhood anxiety; a new ‘scorecard’
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Precision medicine and smartphones in healthcare are in the headlines this week. This week’s articles in Diagnostic Reading include: a possible breakthrough for precision medicine; how smartphones are used as medical devices; deep learning more efficient in predicting lung cancer outcomes; strategies to improve patient experiences; and combined DBT, DM
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Can you guess the image in the X-ray? This month's “Guess the X-ray Image Challenge!” is here! We welcome radiologists, technologists, RAs, MDs, PAs – or anyone who thinks they’re up to the challenge – to guess the subject in this X-ray. Please leave your answer in the comment
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