By Manny Roman I have been involved in the healthcare technology management industry for over 43 years. I came on…
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Stress is an unavoidable aspect of working in health care. The fast-paced nature of the field and the responsibility of…
By Mark Watts The Human Center Artificial Intelligence center at Stanford turns five this year. I had an opportunity to…
By Daniel Bobinski Most managers and leaders seek ways to improve the effectiveness of their organizations. Such efforts are commonly…
Have you ever found yourself in a meeting or rounding with your team, only to hear a team member casually refer to a patient as a “frequent flyer” or label them as “an addict looking for a fix?”
Who likes change? I do! I love change. Change makes life interesting. Change causes, maybe even forces, us to grow. Even if the change is unwelcome, dealing with it makes us more resilient, stronger and teaches us things we would otherwise not know. I am, of course, talking about change that does not actually destroy us.
Lots of people strive for positions of management or leadership. Some people are naturally inclined to do well in those roles, others must learn the skills. When someone exercises good management or leadership, chances are the workplace hums along pretty well. However, when someone in one of those positions lacks those skills, let’s just say things usually don’t go so well.
My wife, Jennifer, and I were recently invited to tour Air Force One. “The White House in the Sky.” It was an impressive exhibition of well thought out purposefully deployed technology. I asked a representative crew member if autopilot was used to reduce the cognitive burden of flying great distances. “Yes, of course, but never without supervision,” “Never?” I asked? “Never.”
The Philips Medical EPIQ 5/EPIQ 7 ultrasound platform is one of the most widely used PC-based platforms in the ultrasound industry. The popularity of these systems has allowed me to provide on-site service and remote technical support for many common issues. Often, these problems don’t require a senior-level engineer to resolve, as they can be fixed without tools and completed by the end user or someone with minimal ultrasound experience. While this is just a small sample of common problems, my hope is to educate you with time and cost-saving information.
The field of radiology stands as a captivating domain, wherein we harness remarkable technologies to take care of our patients.
