Congratulations to those who correctly identified January's Image Challenge, which was a tape measure. That one was a bit too easy since people guessed it correctly in only a couple of minutes. Below is the image for February 2013! Hopefully this month's image will be a bit
Read More[caption id="attachment_3860" align="alignleft" width="93"] Sharon Harms, Director of Radiology, Bryan Medical Center[/caption] The radiology department at Bryan Medical Center in Nebraska recently decided to upgrade from CR to DR, which involved converting 13 X-ray rooms and two mobile imaging systems at all four of our locations
Read More[caption id="attachment_2181" align="alignleft" width="136"] Cristine Kao, Global Marketing Manager, Healthcare IT, Carestream[/caption] Healthcare trends are perpetually moving in the direction of handing over more control to the patients. Much of this control lives in the form of online resources and patient portals that provide the ability
Read More[caption id="attachment_3403" align="alignleft" width="123"] Ludovic d’Apréa, Carestream Manager, France-Belgium-Luxembourg Region[/caption] With the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Austria, approaching fast in March 2013, it’s appropriate to take a look at the issues and challenges the industry faces, as well as what attendees can expect
Read More[caption id="attachment_3824" align="alignleft" width="109"] Lynn La Pietra, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Carestream[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3825" align="alignleft" width="106"] John Yorkston, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Carestream[/caption] Editor's note: read the more recent blog on a task-based observer study conducted with Hershey Medical Center on pediatric fracture detection. Radiography trends related to
Read More[caption id="attachment_3811" align="alignleft" width="100"] Cristen Bolan, Executive Editor, Applied Radiology[/caption] Guest post by Cristen Bolan, executive editor, Applied Radiology. For those of you who follow the Chinese calendar, you know that 2013 is the year of the snake, which according to ancient Chinese wisdom, a snake in
Read More[caption id="attachment_2657" align="alignleft" width="100"] Helen Titus, Marketing Director, Digital Capture Solutions, Carestream[/caption] It’s pretty safe to say that we are all going to be happier and better off when we find solutions that work for all parties involved. Even in healthcare, the focus needs to be
Read More[caption id="attachment_3768" align="alignleft" width="144"] Jane Grimsley, Marketing Manager for Digital Capture Europe, Carestream[/caption] We managed to catch up with Dr. Rob Lambert, expedition team doctor, before he left the UK to fly to Cape Town and join the rest of the Coldest Journey team. We were
Read More[caption id="attachment_3811" align="alignleft" width="100"] Cristen Bolan, Executive Editor, Applied Radiology[/caption] Guest post by Cristen Bolan, executive editor, Applied Radiology. There is no such thing as a free lunch—in the end someone has to foot the bill. So, here’s my question: Who got pushed off the fiscal cliff? A.
Read More[caption id="attachment_3780" align="alignleft" width="150"] Dr. Nirmal Jain, Chief Radiologist, Siddhant Diagnostic Center[/caption] The Indian healthcare industry is growing at a rapid pace to support a growing elderly population, rising incomes and changing disease profiles, posing many challenges for care providers. About a year ago, my facility
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