Capital is a finite resource, and today's healthcare providers want the best systems and technology. At the same time you’re feeling the pressure of Meaningful Use compliance and the transition towards Accountable Care Organizations. The challenge is how to allocate funding among competing priorities. You
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It's been a great summer of images! As many of you guessed, the image for August was the motor of a hair dryer. Congratulations to Boyce Thompson, the first person to correctly identify the image! Boyce, we'll follow up with you to be sure you get
Read MoreAHRA is always a valuable opportunity for us to hear from the radiology community and learn what's really important to hospitals and radiology administrators. In addition to meetings with customers, we talked with representatives from some of the key radiology publications to understand what hot
Read MoreLarry Kirschner, Radiology Team Leader, Heartland Regional Medical Center, is using Mobile DR in the operating room. For his facility this results in a quantifiable return: Surgeons can save 10-20 minutes per case, which can mean an extra surgery per day per room. How is your facility using
Read MoreThe addition of DR detectors to existing mobile x-ray systems can: Increase efficiency Improve productivity Optimize image quality Reduce dose Jimmy Ogle, Worldwide Product Manager, Digital Radiography, Carestream Health, explains how the use of wireless, cassette-sized detectors in portable imaging has changed the landscape of bedside imaging.
Read MoreCharlie McCaffrey, MD, UK & Ireland, Carestream Health, talked with us about the changes in the European healthcare environment and the impact this has on the practice of healthcare. As facilities are challenged to deliver better results with less expense, technology like the CARESTREAM DRX
Read More[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hxM3P5p8Ao&feature=channel_video_title] Lindy Andrews MD, Vice Chair Emergency Department, Heartland Regional Medical Center, explains that the DRX-Mobile Retrofit Kit allows their team to take the portable x-ray unit to the room when the department is extremely busy, to capture extremity, chest, and other portable shots to speed
Read More[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XGakqgHiH0&feature=channel_video_title] Michael Foley, Director of Radiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, discusses workflow and throughput improvements delivered by the CARESTREAM DRX-1 System. The DRX-1 features an innovative cassette-sized wireless DR detector that fits the existing equipment of radiology departments, making it cost-effective and easy to transition X-ray
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Earlier this year University Hospital was named the best hospital in San Antonio by U.S. News & World Report in its first-ever ranking of “best hospitals” for 52 U.S. metropolitan areas. This highlights the outstanding efforts of our physicians and staff to use new
Read MoreMaxine Nesbitt, A+E Radiography Team Leader at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK, talked with us about her experience with wireless DR with the CARESTREAM DRX Family technology. The brand new hospital installed DR right away, and saw decreased exam times and improved patient care compared
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