INDUSTRY NEWS
Carestream Exhibits Innovative Digital Radiography Solutions at ECR 2020
Carestream Health will showcase advances in medical imaging at the largest radiology meeting in Europe—the upcoming European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Austria. This year, Carestream’s booth (#407, Expo X4) will feature a range of products that underscore...
Northwell to Open 4 Cardiac Catheterization Labs
Three Northwell Health facilities – Lenox Health Greenwich Village, Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson and Plainview Hospital – have received approval this month from the New York State Health and Health Planning Council to establish cardiac catheterization labs,...
Kubtec Granted 2 Breast Cancer Imaging Technology Patents
KUB Technologies, a U.S. medical device company that develops digital technologies used in the treatment of breast cancer, has been granted two new patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Patent US 15/892,482 describes both the system and the...
The InterMed Group Acquires Sigma Imaging Technologies
The InterMed Group, a Granite Bridge Partners company, has announced the acquisition of Sigma Imaging Technologies, a New Jersey-based provider of imaging system services. “Established as an expert in MRI/CT/PET imaging technology, Sigma’s core services include...
PRODUCT FOCUS
Market Report: Orthopedics Fuels PACS Growth
Staff report A PACS and RIS report from ResearchAndMarkets.com predicts growth in the global market. Picture archiving and communication system (PACS) is used for management, retrieval, storage and distribution of medical images. In the field of radiology, it is used...
AMBRA Ambra Health Suite
Ambra takes care of deployment, support, upgrades and system maintenance, and updates, allowing you to focus solely on patient care rather than worrying about IT issues. With a predictable subscription, there are no hidden or surprise costs often associated with a...
Change Healthcare Radiology and Cardiology Solutions
Change Healthcare Radiology and Cardiology Solutions provides a complete portfolio of diagnostic imaging and radiology and cardiology department management solutions. The web-based imaging platform has the stability, scalability and performance to accommodate...
INDUSTRY NEWS
Carestream Exhibits Innovative Digital Radiography Solutions at ECR 2020
Carestream Health will showcase advances in medical imaging at the largest radiology meeting in Europe—the upcoming European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Austria. This year, Carestream’s booth (#407, Expo X4) will feature a range of products that underscore...
Northwell to Open 4 Cardiac Catheterization Labs
Three Northwell Health facilities – Lenox Health Greenwich Village, Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson and Plainview Hospital – have received approval this month from the New York State Health and Health Planning Council to establish cardiac catheterization labs,...
Kubtec Granted 2 Breast Cancer Imaging Technology Patents
KUB Technologies, a U.S. medical device company that develops digital technologies used in the treatment of breast cancer, has been granted two new patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Patent US 15/892,482 describes both the system and the...
The InterMed Group Acquires Sigma Imaging Technologies
The InterMed Group, a Granite Bridge Partners company, has announced the acquisition of Sigma Imaging Technologies, a New Jersey-based provider of imaging system services. “Established as an expert in MRI/CT/PET imaging technology, Sigma’s core services include...
PRODUCT FOCUS
Market Report: Orthopedics Fuels PACS Growth
Staff report A PACS and RIS report from ResearchAndMarkets.com predicts growth in the global market. Picture archiving and communication system (PACS) is used for management, retrieval, storage and distribution of medical images. In the field of radiology, it is used...
AMBRA Ambra Health Suite
Ambra takes care of deployment, support, upgrades and system maintenance, and updates, allowing you to focus solely on patient care rather than worrying about IT issues. With a predictable subscription, there are no hidden or surprise costs often associated with a...
Change Healthcare Radiology and Cardiology Solutions
Change Healthcare Radiology and Cardiology Solutions provides a complete portfolio of diagnostic imaging and radiology and cardiology department management solutions. The web-based imaging platform has the stability, scalability and performance to accommodate...
SPOTLIGHT
Rising Star: Tyneeta Silmon
Our featured “Rising Star” of the month is Tyneeta Silmon. Tyneeta, 39, is a Field Service Specialist I at CHI Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center. She was born and raised in Waco, Texas and is the oldest of five children. “I have always felt that I needed to set a good...
In Focus: Chris Tollefson, Radiology Operations Manager, Mayo Clinic
Chris Tollefson, radiology operations manager at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona, began his career in nuclear medicine and prides himself on maintaining those skills while also serving in an important leadership role.
Rad Idea: Landauer Optimize
Landauer Optimize is a new, unique patient dose optimization solution that combines software and personal guidance from expert, dedicated medical physicists. Optimize is a cloud-based dose management solution with easy adoption by staff – only requiring about one hour...
Off the Clock: Master Sergeant John J. Beall III, Senior Clinical NCO
After 25 years in the U.S. Army, Master Sergeant John J. Beall III is coming to a grim realization.
“I have a year left to stop playing soldier and get a real job,” he said. “I’ll have to grow up someday.”
INSIGHTS
Intent Versus Impact – Are We Really On The Same Page?
Communication is a life-long journey, so don’t stop with contrasting. Every conversation is an opportunity to develop and learn how you can continue to improve.
The Data Trap
There is now a sharp focus on everything being measurable and performance goals must be measurable. This metric focus has bled into institutional strategies with many organizations tying their strategic goals to data outcomes.
Data usage agreements and the new normal
The people who wrote the HIPAA laws did not and could not have known how quickly technology would develop so that the patient would not be able to maintain the protections HIPAA intended.
Breaking Down the GI Codes
Ensuring the correct code assignment for diagnostic gastrointestinal codes is more straightforward in 2020 as long as the extent of the exam and the use of single or double contrast is properly documented in the radiology report. The current trend of revising codes to ensure clarity and consistency is welcome indeed.
The Changing Role of the Patient
The role of the patient in health care is changing. What was once considered a unidirectional experience (the doctor runs the show) has become a consumer-driven model.
Conflict Resolution 401: Conflict Resolution in Action
These five steps don’t come naturally. You must make a conscious choice to do them. But the five steps, used in order, give you a proven plan for resolving conflict. Remember, conflict is inevitable, but unresolved conflicts demoralize a team. Therefore, you must resolve to resolve conflict, and the Relationship Ladder is a great tool for doing it.