[caption id="attachment_5275" align="alignleft" width="106"] JED Armstrong, X-ray Solutions Specialist, Carestream[/caption] With growing concerns about decreasing reimbursement and lingering low confidence in access to capital for imaging and IT needs, how can radiology administrators identify waste and inefficiencies? At last week’s AHRA Arizona meeting, we discovered ways to
Read More[caption id="attachment_2657" align="alignleft" width="100"] Helen Titus, Marketing Director, X-ray Solutions, Carestream[/caption] Chest radiography is vital to diagnosing lung diseases. A high signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR) is crucial if an image is to be determined as appropriate for diagnosis, and it becomes the mission of the acquisition system to
Read MoreLast month's image challenge proved to be just that-- a challenge! It took two different views of the object, but congratulations to the person who correctly guessed it as a stapler. Below is the image for April's "Guess the X-ray". Please leave your comments below
Read MoreThe benefits of DR have been discussed at great length, but there are regions around the world that have not been able to implement the technology as fast as others. Dr. Anirudh Kohli, Head of Radiology, Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai says that the turn-around time and
Read More[caption id="attachment_5247" align="alignleft" width="115"] Juanita Reader, RT(R), Manager of Diagnostic Radiology In-Patient and Informatics,OSF Saint Francis Medical Center[/caption] The radiology department of our 616-bed hospital conducts 125,000 imaging procedures a year. We have an extensive investment in portable and room-based imaging systems—so finding an affordable way
Read More[caption id="attachment_5224" align="alignleft" width="148"] Dr. Harmindar Gill, Medical Director, Premier Women’s Radiology (Bonita Springs, Fla.)[/caption] As a female radiologist, I have created a practice dedicated to women’s imaging that includes digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), breast and body ultrasound, whole body bone density screening and other services.
Read More[caption id="attachment_4632" align="alignleft" width="150"] Rich Pulvino, Digital Media Specialist, Carestream[/caption] We have written before about the benefits of multidisciplinary teams. It was a popular topic at RSNA 2013 and continues to gain more ground in ECR 2014. In a recent panel discussion, researchers from Italy found
Read More[caption id="attachment_4632" align="alignleft" width="150"] Rich Pulvino, Digital Media Specialist, Carestream[/caption] ECR 2014 is hardly a day old and ESR has already made a splash with its new initiative, EuroSafe Imaging--a mission "to support and strengthen medical radiation protection across Europe following a holistic, inclusive approach." The necessity
Read MoreCongratulations to the person who guessed February's image correctly -- it was a light bulb! Below is the image for March's “Guess the X-ray". Please leave your answer in either the comment section below or on our Facebook page. The challenge will run until March 31
Read More[caption id="attachment_5174" align="alignleft" width="109"] Cyrill Aschenbrenner, Regional Business Manager, Europe, X-ray Solutions, Carestream[/caption] There was a recent interview on AuntMinnie Europe with Dr. Gabriele Hahn about the relative importance of pediatric radiology in Germany. In the interview, Dr. Hahn states that the number of practicing pediatric radiologists
Read More[caption id="attachment_5174" align="alignleft" width="109"] Cyrill Aschenbrenner, Regional Business Manager, Europe, X-ray Solutions, Carestream[/caption] The dynamics of the European economy are quite diverse, and even more so when looking into the healthcare systems across the nations. Back in November, Frost & Sullivan released a report commenting on
Read More[caption id="attachment_5164" align="alignleft" width="288"] Alexander Towbin, MD, Neil D. Johnson Chair of Radiology Informatics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital (left), and Catherine Leopard, Child Life Specialist, Cincinnati Children's Hospital (right)[/caption] Patient comfort has always been an important component of the medical imaging process. However, when imaging pediatric patients,
Read More[caption id="attachment_5143" align="alignleft" width="109"] Anne Richards, Clinical Development Manager, Women’s Healthcare, Carestream[/caption] A disturbing study about the effectiveness of mammography was released to the public on February 11 in the British Journal of Medicine. The New York Times wrote about the study, providing such summaries as: “…
Read More[caption id="attachment_2181" align="alignleft" width="136"] Cristine Kao, Global Marketing Manager, Healthcare IT, Carestream[/caption] Enterprise data management has always been a daunting task. Best practices and case studies are often shared because telling these war stories is how facilities can best learn from one another. It is a
Read MoreLast month's Image Challenge was a bit difficult, but congratulations to the person who guessed it correctly- it was a pomegranate! Below is the image for the second “Guess the X-ray” of 2014! Please leave your answer in either the comment section below or on
Read MoreBy Fred Hastings, R.T., C.R.A., Director of Operations, Harbin Clinic Our company is a large multi-specialty physician clinic with 23 separate locations in Northwest Georgia. We recently decided to install fully automated wireless DR rooms at our two busiest locations for routine radiology procedures—our orthopaedic clinic
Read More10. Patient Engagement – A Healthcare Reform Topic Everyone Can Agree On This post discusses the path to patient engagement and health impact in radiology with the use of patient portals. These portals not only allow patients easy and secure access to their X-ray exams and
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