10. Patient Engagement – A Healthcare Reform Topic Everyone Can Agree On This post discusses the path to patient engagement and health impact in radiology with the use of patient portals. These portals not only allow patients easy and secure access to their X-ray exams and
Read MoreHappy New Year! Hopefully everyone had a safe and exciting holiday break. Congratulations to the few people who guessed December's X-ray image- they were Michael Kors eyeglasses. Below is the original image. Let's get into the first image challenge of 2014! Please leave your guess in
Read More[caption id="attachment_4703" align="alignleft" width="117"] Heidi McIntosh, Marketing Manager, X-ray Solutions, Carestream[/caption] If you haven’t seen the Jean-Claude Van Damme Epic Split video by now, allow us to introduce you. Back in November, Volvo released a video featuring Van Damme atop two reversing trucks to demonstrate Volvo
Read MoreRadiology and technology go hand in hand. Each year the advances we see at RSNA confirm that innovations are what keep radiology as a premier medical specialty. Regularly upgrading these technologies help to enhance patient care, throughput, diagnostic accuracy and personal confidence among the physician’s
Read MoreCobalt Imaging Center is a medical charity that provides state of the art imaging for a large population in Southwest England. The facility recently adopted Carestream’s MyVue patient portal to enable patients’ immediate, secure access to their medical images via the web. Peter Sharp and
Read More[caption id="attachment_3768" align="alignleft" width="109"] Jane Grimsley, Marketing Manager, Northern Cluster, Europe, Carestream[/caption] Back in March of this year, a team of of adventurers led by world-renowned explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes set out to cross the Antarctic continent in winter – a feat never before accomplished. The
Read MoreThe Cheshire and Merseyside NHS Consortium covers 11 trusts in the UK and chose Carestream to be their new PACS supplier after their existing contracts for PACS and RIS systems, delivered through the National Program for Information Technology (NPfIT), expired. When selecting a new provider,
Read MoreDigital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) provides higher quality mammography images and is becoming more vital to breast exams. At RSNA we spoke with Dr. Harmindar Gill, Medical Director of Premiere Women’s Radiology in Bonita Springs, Florida, about the benefits of DBT and what patients get out
Read MoreDelta State University and Teaching Hospital is a 300-bed facility in Nigeria that is actively developing a center of medical tourism to deliver local quality medical services at standards comparable to international guidelines. The objective is to ultimately reduce the number of Nigerians traveling out
Read More[caption id="attachment_5001" align="alignleft" width="112"] Brian Moore, Director of Finance, Carestream Dental[/caption] While the ROI benefits of incorporating radiography systems and medical printing solutions into your medical practice or clinic are well known, there are also a number of U.S. tax benefits you may be able to
Read MoreThe theme of RSNA 2013 was "The Power of Partnership," and it didn't take long to discover that theme throughout the halls among vendors, and in the educational sessions. Greg Freiherr of Imaging Technology News took some time to speak with us at RSNA and
Read More[caption id="attachment_4632" align="alignleft" width="150"] Rich Pulvino, Digital Media Specialist, Carestream[/caption] There has always been so much information to digest at RSNA that it becomes difficult to pick out some of the key learnings and trends we experience every year. With the "Power of Partnership" theme for 2013, we
Read MoreCongratulations to the winners of last week's image challenge, which was a mantle clock! Here's the original image
Read MoreMike Sharma, diagnostic imaging director for Guelph General Hospital, took a couple of minutes to speak with us at RSNA about digital radiography, as well as how the power of partnership is influencing new developments at his hospital. The installation of DR products has resulted in several benefits
Read MoreDr. Harsh Mahajan, director of radiology, Mahajan Imaging, took a few minutes to speak with us at RSNA. In our conversation, Dr. Mahajan talked about the populations that his organization currently serves. Within these regions, infections, disease and cancer are primary focus points for his imaging
Read More[caption id="attachment_4632" align="alignleft" width="150"] Rich Pulvino, Digital Media Specialist, Carestream[/caption] This year's theme for RSNA is "The Power of Partnerships" and it has been easy to see this in action simply by walking the halls of the McCormick Convention Center in Chicago. Based on the visitors
Read More[caption id="attachment_4632" align="alignleft" width="150"] Rich Pulvino, Digital Media Specialist, Carestream[/caption] Last year, we wrote a blog post detailing how to get the most out of RSNA using social media. Those tips are still accurate and make for a helpful guide before, during and after the meeting.
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