Often a successful screening mammography program is the beacon of light for an imaging practice. For many patients it is the first encounter with imaging.
Director’s Cut
Jump-starting DE&I Initiatives in Imaging
As you come up for air and settle into whatever this new normal is, we as leaders must recommit to executing DEI initiatives. As you get started remember that diversity does not have to be just about color, we can be of the same color and be very diverse in education, experience, socioeconomic status, culture and so much more!
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.
Next Imaging Star May Already Be On Your Team
It isn’t just technologists that keep the medical imaging department afloat. We have a need for talented ancillary staff that are efficient and compassionate. A cohesive...
Increase Rest Ethic With Moments Of Unproductive Productivity
Under “normal” circumstances, imaging leaders are productive junkies. We are busy with quality and safety initiatives, reviewing budgets, leading research, building high reliability organizations, supporting the team, providing patient-centric care, and doing all we can to ensure a productive and efficient operation. It appears that leaders are programmed to work more in our industry or it could be the mere tradition of Western culture to support work alcoholics. More and more, we are tied to our phones and emails 24/7, constantly “on.”
MRI Safety Remains Important
We have all heard the horror stories about the tragedy that can occur when our MRI safety program fails. Whether it is due to human error, equipment malfunction, misinformation, or negligence, one event is too many.
Considerations for FY 23 Budget Planning
After COVID-19 disintegrated the last two years of my budget, I still try to determine what tools are available for predictive analysis when it seems like the unknown is now the only known we can confidently predict!
We Could All Use Some ‘Positivity’
We have a PET/CT technologist at Banner Imaging that has a fan club. Her name is Alexa Greer and she gets mentioned on our Medallia surveys pretty much every week.
Dilemma of Hiring Internally Versus Externally
Radiology hiring leaders often find themselves torn between growing from within or seeking new talent external to the organization.
