In Focus: Jordan Anaokar
In May of this year the Fox Chase Cancer Center announced the appointment of Jordan Anaokar, MD, as its new site director for radiology.
Rising Star: Bryan Burnside
Bryan Burnside is the imaging director and patient experience champion at Merit Health Madison located in Canton, Mississippi.
Pathways to Education and Advancement in Medical Imaging
In health care, just as in any industry, the skills that make a great clinical or technical professional aren’t always the ones that make a great leader.
Rad Idea: New Oral Contrast Product
We worked closely with our pharmacy and the Ohio board of pharmacy to introduce a new oral contrast product that patients can pick up and drink in their home. This was a Herculean effort because of all the regulations we had to live within. During the COVID-19...
In Focus: Wanda Mangum Biokua
King’s Daughters Medical Center Imaging Director Wanda Mangum Biokua, BSHA, R.T., (R) (M) (ARRT), was reluctant to become a leader at the Brookhaven, Mississippi facility. Now, Biokua has her own signature style when it comes to leadership.
LATEST
DES X-ray Webinar Sets New High
In the 60-minute webinar, experts Dr. Karim Karim and Jay Potipcoe reviewed the clinical, operation and financial benefits of Single Exposure Dual-Energy Subtraction (DES) X-ray.
TechNation Asks Biomeds to Share Right to Repair Issues
TechNation is proud to support and be an advocate for the Right to Repair movement in the healthcare technology management and health care community. A new web form specifically allows biomeds everywhere to report incidents when an original equipment manufacturer...
Delivering precision solutions for a changing world
Change has been the one constant in nuclear medicine from the beginning, with the steady arrival of new radiopharmaceuticals, new technologies and an evolving regulatory environment. Today, as nuclear medicine expands rapidly beyond diagnostics and into novel...
FDA Seeks ‘Remanufacturing’ Feedback from Biomeds
A little more than a month ago, the FDA released the draft guidance “Remanufacturing of Medical Devices” and asked healthcare technology management professionals, original equipment manufacturers, third-party repair organizations and more to submit comments.
United Imaging Goes “All-in” for Nashville
United Imaging makes its debut at HealthTrust University and its in-person debut at AHRA in Nashville over the next two weeks. At both events, the company will focus on several unique aspects of how it solves pervasive pain points in procuring and owning medical imaging equipment.
RSNA Opens Registration for Annual Meeting
Registration is now open for the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 107th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, the world’s largest annual radiology forum, to be held at McCormick Place Chicago, Nov. 28 – Dec. 2, 2021.
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
Trends Boost AI Growth
Graphical Research recently added a new artificial intelligence in health care market report that provides in-depth information including market highlights, product types, drivers, challenges, trends, industry landscape, size and forecast. Artificial intelligence (AI)...
Algomedica PixelShine
PixelShine by Algomedica was developed using machine learning. It can improve the quality of any CT exam by reducing the inherent image noise during the image reconstruction process. This is particularly applicable to ultra-low dose CT scanning applications such as...
Carestream Imaging Intelligence and Workflow Intelligence
Move to Trash Carestream provides robust artificial intelligence solutions to help improve diagnostic image quality and radiographer throughput. Carestream’s Eclipse Imaging Intelligence capabilities offer robust processing and images of optimal quality – while...
Fujifilm REiLI
The complexity of new imaging advancements has triggered the need for an AI co-pilot; one that can help take on some of the overwhelming imaging demands placed on diagnostics professionals. Using extensive machine learning algorithms from Fujifilm, vendor partners and...
Laurel Bridge Software AI Workflow Suite (AIWS)
The explosion of AI algorithms and the need to integrate them into existing clinical imaging workflows was a primary catalyst in Laurel Bridge Software announcing its AI Workflow Suite (AIWS). AIWS automatically identifies, fetches, anonymizes and delivers current and...
INSIGHTS
The Add-Ons
A well-implemented add-on is almost imperceptible as a tactic and compliance seems like a natural progression of the situation. Let me provide an example.
CT and CTA Increases Continue
Computed tomography (CT) and computed tomographic angiography (CTA) are imaging studies that continue to see increases in volumes and are targeted by the payers for medical necessity and coverage.
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[Sponsored] Vision Becomes Reality: Building a Customer Obsessed Culture with Voice of the Customer
Banner Imaging’s VoC program aides the business in relentless improvement and helps build a customer obsessed culture. In turn, customers are front and center during the decision-making process.
Genuine Communication
I think that it goes without saying for a year with a pandemic, my imaging department had to face many challenges. These challenges included a drop in outpatient volume and working with our health system to preserve our workforce.
Death is Normal: Supporting Colleagues Through Loss
For those of you who have and will experience loss, I hope you will find your way to face it with courage and empathy for yourself and others.
AI Results Drift: 10×10=105?
AI and machine learning algorithms will need to be monitored and the risk of “drift” must be acknowledged to promote trust and confidence that 10×10 will equal 100!
Team Building 101
Teams can be effective or ineffective, depending on their makeup and their leadership, so let’s take a moment to explore six factors for building an effective team.
Forgetfulness
As I contemplated what topic to bore you with this month, I came across a ted.com talk about memory by Lisa Genova titled “How your memory works – and why forgetting is totally OK.”
ABNs are Still in Style
The proper use of ABNs is very important in radiology since many radiology claims are denied for medical necessity – specifically, the lack of a covered diagnosis.
