In Focus: Angelic P. Bush
Career choices come in a variety of ways, but University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) Administrative Director of Radiology Angelic “Angie” P. Bush found her calling in a unique way.
Cal-Ray Acquired by Up-and-Coming American Medical Imaging
Cal-Ray Inc., a Wisconsin-based independent service organization, is one of the companies making up American Medical Imaging LLC.
Going Mobile: New, Portable Applications in CT for the Pandemic and Beyond
Portable CT continues to become more popular, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Off the Clock: Meggan Lilly, ARRT (S), RDMS, RVT, Ultrasound Technician Medical Imaging Lead, Paradise Valley Banner Imaging
For Meggan Lilly, a career in medical imaging was the beginning of the second act in her life’s work.
Rising Star: Pamela Garrison
Garrison was hired by Banner Imaging as an ultrasound tech and, 12 years later, she is currently the associate ultrasound manager at Banner Imaging.
AMSP Member Profile: Brandywine Imaging, Inc.
Brandywine Imaging, a provider of medical X-ray imaging equipment, support and services, has been in business for over 40 years. The company’s success is a reflection of the way it does business.
Rad Idea: Stay Positively Engaged During COVID-19 Hospital Operations
There is not a magic solution to keep employees engaged. I have looked. Much like everything else within our lives we must be able to juggle staying on top of the morale of our co-workers.
In Focus: Ann Podrasky
Ann Podrasky, MD, FSRU, FAIUM, earned a medical degree and residency training in diagnostic radiology from the University of California in San Francisco. She served as a fellow at UCSF in ultrasound and computed tomography. She also completed a fellowship in magnetic...
LATEST
RSNA Annual Meeting Returns to Chicago in 2021
RSNA 2021: Redefining Radiology promises to deliver an outstanding program with a multitude of science, education and CME opportunities for radiology professionals from around the world.
Webinar: In-House Staff Among Most Valuable Assets
The May 4 webinar “Your Differentiating Asset, Your In-House Staff” sponsored by Technical Prospects was approved by AHRA for 1.0 Category A ARRT
Acertara TEE Repair Processes Validated by CS Medical
Acertara Acoustic Laboratories recently announced that its TEE probe repair processes have been validated by automated TEE reprocessor, CS Medical’s laboratory and engineering team.
Application now open for new award recognizing improvements in healthcare disparities
The Bernard J. Tyson National Award for Excellence in Pursuit of Healthcare Equity, a new award program from The Joint Commission and Kaiser Permanente, is now accepting applications through July 8, 2021.
ICE 2021 Photo Gallery
The 2021 Imaging Conference and Expo (ICE) was held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida from May 11-12.
ECMed Announces New Sales Director
East Coast Medical Systems Inc. (ECMed), a leading provider of MRI and CT sales and service in the Southeastern United States, has announced the appointment of Tim Beard as its new director of sales.
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
Experts Predict CT Market Growth
The global computed tomography (CT) market size was valued at $5.53 million in 2018 and is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.5% by 2026, according to a report by Grand View Research. The report forecasts $9.1 billion in revenue in 2026.
Dunlee DA200P40+LMB CT replacement tube
The Dunlee DA200P40+LMB CT replacement tube has received FDA clearance. Featuring CoolGlide technology, the CT tube is an alternative to the OEM liquid metal bearing (LMB) replacement CT tube for GE Revolution Evo and Optima 660 CT scanners. LMB CT tubes are prized...
GE Healthcare Revolution Apex with TrueFidelity for GSI
Powered with a new image chain, GE Healthcare’s Revolution Apex offers TrueFidelity for GSI, a first-of-its-kind Deep Learning Image Reconstruction engine to help transform image quality for dual-energy spectral CT. Utilizing a Deep Neural Network, the Deep Learning...
Siemens Healthineers SOMATOM On.site
The SOMATOM On.site is a mobile head computed tomography (CT) scanner from Siemens Healthineers that enables a critically ill patient to receive CT head imaging in the intensive care unit (ICU) while remaining in bed. Performing a CT head examination at the patient’s...
NeuroLogica SmartMSU with OmniTom Elite
NeuroLogica Corp. recently announced the immediate availability of its SmartMSU with OmniTom Elite CT scanner. This next-generation Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) advances the technology available for stroke imaging on an ambulance. The OmniTom Elite multi-slice computed...
INSIGHTS
Can I Bill a Visit?
Radiologists perform Evaluation and Management (E/M) services and may bill for them. However, it is important to distinguish between a separate E/M service, and the interaction with the patient that is related to and inherent in a procedure provided on the same date of service.
Relate and Substantiate
I don’t know about you, but I get annoyed when I know there is an important task that I need to do but I just cannot seem to get to it because my task list is too long!
How to Terminate an Employee
It’s been almost 10 years since Yahoo fired then-CEO Carol Bartz. You might think that’s old news, but it was the manner of Bartz’s firing that was unique.
Making Space for Grace
The focus of this column are the general extensions of grace we can give to one another versus acts that are socially, and maybe even legally and morally, regarded as reprehensible.
Domino Courage
Most of us wander through life uncomfortable with speaking the truth against the status quo. We may even be silenced by fear of consequences.
ADT, What is Your Status?
The U.S. federal government spent $35 billion to create electronic medical records (EMR) and digital information for coordination of care and payment. Admissions, discharge and transfer (ADT) are the three statuses within the health care EMR.
Algorithms and Biorhythms
The most used form of comprehensive systematic analysis among Joint Commission-accredited organizations is root cause analysis, a process for identifying variation in performance, including the occurrence or possible occurrence.
Improving the Patient Experience
Many exams in medical imaging don’t take very long. Often, it takes longer to park the car outside the facility than to have your X-ray done.
Maintaining Standards in the ‘Face’ of Change
For too long, we’ve not seen enough faces. Several doctors I know are concerned about the impact of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations on interpersonal communications.
