INDUSTRY NEWS
MXR Imaging, Inc. Acquires Oxford Instruments Healthcare from Oxford Instruments PLC
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – February 6, 2020 – MXR Imaging, Inc. (formerly Merry X-Ray Corporation) announced today it has completed the acquisition of the Oxford Instruments Healthcare from Oxford Instruments PLC (LSEG: OXIG). Oxford Instruments Healthcare is a leading...
Konica Minolta Healthcare Expands Ultrasound Guided Solutions
Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas Inc. has announced a newly formed partnership with RegenLab USA LLC to distribute its regenerative medicine portfolio of bio-injectable products to the musculoskeletal (MSK), pain management, radiology and veterinary markets in the...
Aquilion ONE/PRISM Receives FDA Clearance
Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. has received 510(k) clearance for the Aquilion ONE/PRISM Edition, enabling deep learning spectral capabilities that allow for more routine spectral imaging. Designed for deep intelligence, the advanced system integrates artificial...
Self-Scheduled Screening Mammogram Appointments Triple Via App
SCI Solutions in partnership with Charlotte Radiology, a US Radiology Specialists practice and one of the largest radiology groups in the country, announced significant patient adoption of the SCI mobile outpatient self-scheduling application, an integral component of...
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
MXR Imaging, Inc. Acquires Oxford Instruments Healthcare from Oxford Instruments PLC
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – February 6, 2020 – MXR Imaging, Inc. (formerly Merry X-Ray Corporation) announced today it has completed the acquisition of the Oxford Instruments Healthcare from Oxford Instruments PLC (LSEG: OXIG). Oxford Instruments Healthcare is a leading...
Konica Minolta Healthcare Expands Ultrasound Guided Solutions
Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas Inc. has announced a newly formed partnership with RegenLab USA LLC to distribute its regenerative medicine portfolio of bio-injectable products to the musculoskeletal (MSK), pain management, radiology and veterinary markets in the...
Aquilion ONE/PRISM Receives FDA Clearance
Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. has received 510(k) clearance for the Aquilion ONE/PRISM Edition, enabling deep learning spectral capabilities that allow for more routine spectral imaging. Designed for deep intelligence, the advanced system integrates artificial...
Self-Scheduled Screening Mammogram Appointments Triple Via App
SCI Solutions in partnership with Charlotte Radiology, a US Radiology Specialists practice and one of the largest radiology groups in the country, announced significant patient adoption of the SCI mobile outpatient self-scheduling application, an integral component of...
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.