In Focus: Beth Allen
Beth Allen’s health care career took a turn before it even started. It appears she made the correct choice advancing to her current role as the director of clinical operations at Banner Imaging in Arizona.
Rising Star: Dr. Vaughn Eason
U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Advisor at the Nashville Military Entrance Processing Station also serves as a part-time radiologic technologist.
Communication Strategies Benefit Patients and Employees
Patient and employee engagement strategies may vary, but the goals remain the same for many imaging facilities.
Ribs and Bones: Digging Stacks of X-ray Wax from out Behind the Iron Curtain
On tour in Russia with his band, The Real Tuesday Weld, in 2012, English musician Stephen Coates was killing time in a St. Petersburg flea market when his eyes landed on a curiosity.
Rad Idea: Unsettled While Hopeful
As medical professionals, we are constantly having to adapt and adjust to COVID-19 and the emotions associated with these difficult and challenging times.
LATEST
Hologic Debuts Documentary-Style Film Highlighting One Woman’s Breast Cancer Journey Timed to Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day
Global leader in women’s health partners with medical streaming platform, Mediflix, to provide first-of-its-kind awareness and education tool highlighting reconstructive options for breast cancer patients In conjunction with ongoing Breast Cancer Awareness Month...
Fujifilm Launches First FDA Cleared Dual-Channel Endoscope for Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Applications
Fujifilm will showcase its El-740D/S dual-channel endoscope at the American College of Gastroenterology convention in Las Vegas, October 22-27 FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation, a provider of endoscopic imaging and endosurgical solutions, has announced the...
Carestream Features Enhanced DR Room Imaging at RSNA 2021
Carestream Health will demonstrate advanced capabilities in digital radiography (DR) rooms at the upcoming Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2021 conference. Carestream will highlight enhancements to its premium X-ray system, the DRX-Evolution Plus, which...
Philips to Share Patient-Centered Innovations at ASTRO 2021
Royal Philips has announced new innovations that can help improve cancer care across the patient journey at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting (Chicago, USA, 24-27 October). During the event, Philips will demonstrate its Multimodality...
Fujifilm Showcases Comprehensive Radiation Oncology Portfolio at ASTRO 2021
FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas will exhibit its radiation oncology portfolio at the 2021 American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting held October 24-26, 2021 at the McCormick Place West in Chicago. Also during the tradeshow, UroPartners, a leading...
KA Imaging Inks Distribution Deal in Indonesia
KA Imaging has entered into a distribution agreement with PT. Intimedika Puspa Indah for distribution of its innovative dual-energy imaging solution Reveal 35C in the Indonesian market. "We’re happy to have initiated this partnership, as dual-energy subtraction can be...
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
Women’s Health Market Growth Continues
The women’s health diagnostics market is projected to reach $36.6 billion by 2025 from $25 Billion in 2020, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.9%, according to a report from Research and Markets. In the past decade, the demand for various health diagnostic...
GE Healthcare SenoBright HD – Contrast Mammography
When a traditional mammogram may not be enough in detecting breast cancer, GE Healthcare’s SenoBright HD (CESM) takes a multi-modality approach to personalized care based on the patient. Performed as a follow-up to an inconclusive mammogram or ultrasound, SenoBright...
Hologic Genius AI Detection Technology
Genius AI Detection Technology is a deep learning-based software designed to help radiologists detect subtle potential cancers in breast tomosynthesis images when used with Hologic’s Genius 3D Mammography exam. The use of Genius AI Detection technology resulted in a...
Siemens Healthineers MAMMOMAT Revelation
The MAMMOMAT Revelation mammography platform from Siemens Healthineers is engineered to make a difference in early breast cancer detection, workflow, dose and patient comfort. HD Breast Tomosynthesis offers the widest image acquisition angle available at 50 degrees,...
Turner Imaging Systems Smart-C mini C-arm
Turner Imaging Systems, developers of the Smart-C X-ray imaging system, has entered into a Sponsored Research Project with Massachusetts General Hospital to investigate the use of the Smart-C for weight-bearing radiographs of the foot and ankle. The Smart-C mini C-arm...
INSIGHTS
Tips for Managing Up
If you’ve ever read about why people quit their jobs, you know it rarely has to do with pay and almost always has to do with having a bad boss.
Diversity Upon Closer Inspection
There is a movement going on in our society that requires all of us to take a closer internal look at the makeup of our respected organizations.
What Category?
Just because there is a procedure code for a service does not mean that it is accepted and/or reimbursed for all payers.
Reducing TEE Downtime
Initiating a standard process and educating all departments involved will reduce cost of ownership, minimize downtime, increase efficiency and allow your department to provide outstanding care to your patients.
Escaping the Productivity Matrix: Balance or Flow
Is productivity a trigger word for you? Do you feel a slight pinch or huge weight when you think about how to get the most out of each day? Some believe balance is the key. I like the idea of flow.
Great Follow Up Care Pays Well
Adhering to the radiologist follow-up recommendations is a long-standing problem that impacts outcomes, liabilities and revenue. Unfortunately, less than 40% of the referring providers adhere to the radiologist recommendations around incidental findings.
Originals
I do not generate many original ideas, however I do love to say, “It seemed like a good idea at the time.” I suppose that does not count.
Leading Yourself and Others in a Time of Grief
Most likely everyone in your professional and social circles are dealing with grief and loss right now. How can you effectively lead them and yourself through these challenging times?
AUC Pivot – Take 5
CMS believes that the earliest that its claims processing system can begin screening claims using the AUC program claims processing edits for the payment penalty phase is October 2022.
