Off the Clock: Dennis Chaltraw
About 20 years ago, Dennis Chaltraw remembers leaving an insurance industry leadership conference with an important takeaway from the featured speaker. He doesn’t recollect the specific phrasing, but the takeaway was, “Regardless of how hard you work, make sure you bring balance into your life, and find a way to live outside of work.”
Rad Idea
Organization, efficiency, knowledge and team recognition are just a few of the myriad of things leaders must contend with on a daily basis. No matter the size of the department one is leading, success is tied to each of these items in some form or fashion. In today’s ever-changing world of COVID-19, staffing shortages, supply chain backorders, medication shortages, etc., we are busier than ever before. We have more changes and challenges bombarding us daily that require us to be in-the-know and as flexible as ever.
Building for the Future: The Role of Capital Planning in Smart Growth
The weight of discussions about the acquisition of medical imaging equipment frequently is given over to questions of financing, budget cycles, clinical stakeholder interests and revenue. What may be further down the list of considerations, however, are details about the physical environment in which those devices will be housed and from within which they must function.
Rising Star: Nelida Trout-Lacy
Nelida Trout-Lacy, R.T. (MR)(ARRT), holds a bachelor’s degree in diagnostic imaging and is the radiology manager at Watsonville Community Hospital in California.
In Focus: Krissie D. Stich
Krissie D. Stich, MBA, R.T. (R), is the Radiology Director, East Market, University Hospitals. Her career path can be at least partially attributed to her participating in youth athletics.
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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
HOLOGIC 3Quorom Imaging Technology
Hologic’s 3DQuorum technology utilizes Genius AI-powered analytics to uniquely generate 6mm SmartSlices from the original high-resolution 3D data.
Market Report: AI Continues Growth
The global AI in medical imaging market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 45.68% during the forecast period 2022-2027, according to a news report from Globe Newswire that attributes the information to ReportLinker.
Market Report: X-Rays
The global digital X-ray market is expected to reach $16.4 billion by 2026 from an estimated $11.1 billion in 2021, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.1% from 2021 to 2026, according to a report by MarketsandMarkets.
CureMetrix cmTriage
cmTriage from CureMetrix is the first FDA-cleared software intended to provide a notification triage code to the radiologist’s mammography worklist based on the presence of a suspicious region of interest found by the underlying algorithm.
CARESTREAM AI-Smart Noise Cancellation
Carestream’s AI-powered Imaging and Workflow Intelligence solutions help improve image clarity, optimize dose and increase workflow efficiency.
Laurel Bridge AI Workflow Suite
AI algorithm clinical utility will rely upon their seamless and reliable integration into existing clinical reading workflows. Organizations implementing AI algorithms must consider how they will automatically identify, fetch, anonymize, and deliver current and relevant prior studies to AI algorithms, as well as how to reidentify and store algorithm results in a clinical archive.
GE Healthcare Edison True PACS
Backed by the breadth of GE Healthcare and the Edison Ecosystem, Edison True PACS brings together image visualization, workflow, artificial intelligence, 3D post processing, and archiving all in a single platform, to provide enterprise functionality at an affordable cost.
CARESTREAM Lux 35 Detector
Carestream’s Lux 35 Detector is a lightweight, glass-free wireless detector ergonomically designed with the comfort of patients and radiographers in mind. The cesium iodide (CsI) detector offers superb resolution, better detail and a reduced exposure dose as compared to gadolinium (GoS) detectors.
HOLOGIC Fluoroscan InSight Mini C-arm Extremities Imaging System
The Fluoroscan InSight Mini C-arm extremities imaging system is designed to facilitate greater positioning, flexibility and convenient mobility in a compact unit.
INSIGHTS
If You Are Not the Lead Dog
Recent conversations with a friend brought back memories of an article I wrote a very long time ago. I decided to revisit the article because it might have relevance in today’s acquisition-rich environment.
Health Care Can Learn From Airline Industry
The National Center for Biotechnology recently updated the informational page on medical error and reduction, and the extent of the challenge faced by the health care industry is daunting. Did you know medical errors result in 100,000 people dying each year and cost upward of $20 billion dollars a year? Missed diagnoses play a big role in these numbers. According to The Joint Commission, diagnostic errors lead to injury or death for 40,000 to 80,000 patients a year.
A Manager’s Quick Reference Guide
People often get promoted into supervisory positions and receive very little practical training to be effective in the role. That was a huge motivator for my writing “Creating Passion-Driven Teams.” Identify someone who thinks he or she has “arrived” and has no need to learn more, and I’ll point out someone who’s on the road to stagnation.
How to Skill Up for Medical Imaging AI
We are at the beginning of the transformation for medical imaging artificial intelligence (MIAI). Currently, less than 30 percent of U.S. health care providers are using it. I am concerned about training the staff to support this new innovation. Will the current PACS administrators be tasked with the support and care of MIAI?
What Next?
It is not unusual for jobs in health care to bring one challenge after another. You never know what to expect. It is what keeps me interested and never bored. I know that I learn something new every day because some crazy situation comes up that we have not had happen before. We may need to create a new workflow or find a different way to achieve the same results.
A Reflection of Employee Engagement
It’s our annual employee engagement time! As I discuss this topic with senior leaders and we prepare for the engagement survey, I reflected on my efforts within the last year with my management and front-line team. I have some insightful thoughts about engagement to share in this month’s column.
Health Care Can Learn From Credit Card Companies
Health care has long struggled with detecting and addressing medical errors. It’s been more than 20 years since the groundbreaking U.S. Institute of Medicine’s piece To Err is Human and, as an industry, we’re far from achieving zero errors.
Why D.E.I?
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is a culture that everyone should strive to implement. The question is, “How does it benefit your organization?”
Use Transparency to Your Advantage
I’ve yet to have an employee say that I didn’t give them all the information I could in my 20-plus-year career. Even in the most extreme cases, including lawsuits, employees made it known that I took their concerns seriously and provided a level of transparency they weren’t accustomed to.
