On September 20th, members of the radiology community will gather in New York City for the New York Medical Imaging Informatics Symposium (NYMIIS), sponsored by Staten Island University Hospital. In anticipation of healthcare reform’s impact on radiology, the symposium will feature technology and faculty discussions
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In Part I of our Meaningful Use in Radiology Series, we speak with Keith Dreyer, DO, Ph.D., FSIIM, Vice Chair of Radiology for Informatics, Massachusetts General Hospital. Topics discussed include key items that radiology professionals need to know about the final rules and how radiologists
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Today we announced that Carestream Health has acquired Quantum Medical Imaging, LLC (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.), a privately-held manufacturer of high-quality digital and conventional x-ray systems used by community hospitals, imaging centers and health clinics. Quantum Medical Imaging specializes in x-ray systems that are cost-effective, reliable and easy-to-implement.
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Note to reader: This is the second in a series of interviews with Robin Wible, Director of Imaging at Memorial Hospital (York, PA), who recently completed the purchase and installation of a DRX-1. “Service has been very good, very responsive, in fact we do quarterly
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Helen Darling, President of National Business Group on Health, opened this year's AHRA conference today with some sobering but much needed information on the state of healthcare in America. In detailing the potentially disastrous consequences that will come from healthcare costs that are increasing at
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Yes, with dozens of entries from radiologists, technologists, administrators and students, we do have a winner (but it was none of these who guessed it!). Instead, our congratulations (and our coffee mug) go to Boyce Thompson (who works in an airport) and has seen similar
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The AHRA Annual Meeting is right around the corner, and we’re looking forward to meeting new people from the radiology community at our Wireless Headquarters. We hope to see you there! To kick off the excitement, Carestream Health will be hosting a Wireless Rally on Monday
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Even in Washington D.C., site of the 38th annual American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) Annual Meeting, there’s one thing everyone can agree on: everyone wants to join the “wireless party.” Wireless digital imaging solutions can boost OR, ER and staff productivity and deliver enhanced patient comfort. Tethers—which can
Read More Radiology challenge image—this one is even harder than the last one (which nobody guessed correctly!). Step up to it, radiologists, technologists, RAs, MDs, PAs – guess the subject of this educational x-ray quiz and we’ll send you an Everything Rad coffee mug—definitely a status symbol on
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Today we’re dealing with a confusing topic with significant clinical, technical and legal ramifications. Specific retention requirements—like screening conventions themselves—vary widely by country as well as locally at the province/state level. In general, retention of prior film and digital images falls into two very different camps:
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"So far we have had the DRX-1 up and running since March—to prepare for renovations on a room we were going to replace with the new Carestream DRX-Evolution room. The idea was to step up our turnaround time for patients while we were remodeling. The technologists
Read More[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0RFSQotlIU] Walter Huda, Ph.D., Professor of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, provides his perspective on current challenges related to reducing radiation dose and what medical imaging companies need to do to help health professionals better manage and track dose.
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A recent article in Nature magazine said it best, “Dead mice tell too few tales.” This refers to the notion that we can learn a lot more by studying the biologic processes of live animals via molecular imaging than through invasive techniques that sacrifice animals or
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You may recall last month’s Image Challenge contest, in which the adjacent image was posed to Everything Rad readers to test your X-ray mettle. We had lots of clever guesses, but no winner. But because we’re so happy that we had lots of [caption id="attachment_682" align="alignright" width="300"]
Read MoreRick Perez, Radiology Administrator, Winthrop University Hospital (Mineola, NY), he is also a member of Carestream’s Advisory Group, a collective of medical professionals that advises the company on healthcare IT trends, discusses life as a radiology administrator and anticipated challenges imposed on radiology departments due
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Connecticut recently passed a law mandating that women undergoing mammography screening be informed of their breast tissue density. Much discussion has followed as to whether this is a good idea for patients, and what the ramifications might be for mammography centers and women’s health providers
Read MoreDr. Andrew Maidment, University of Pennsylanvia, discusses DBT and future directions in women's healthcare imaging Andrew Maidment, Ph.D., FAAPM, is Associate Professor of Radiology; Co-Director, HHMI-NIBIB Interfaces Scholars Program in Biomedical Imaging and Informational Sciences, and; Chief, Physics Section at the Hospital of the University of
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