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Some might say that fixing healthcare in America is like changing the tires on a car that’s plowing ahead at full speed on the highway. If that’s the case, then we may have just loosened up a lug nut or two-and that’s a good thing. Lawyer turned author...

Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) aren't just being used to track hospital beds and wheelchairs. RTLS is being used to track hand washing in hospitals. Using sensors in the ID badges of medical personnel along with sensors on sinks/soap dispensers, GE is now able to provide hospitals with the ability to track all hospital employees and their hand hygiene; ensuring doctors, nurses, and more wash their hands as they enter a patient room and as they leave. Here's a snippet from a recent press release about this: GE Healthcare and HCA’s Summerville Medical Center have collaborated to develop...

We all know the importance of a good doctor-patient relationship . If the chemistry between the doctor and the patient is right , the chances of a good outcome improve dramatically ! On the other hand, if you are not on the same page, this can cause a...

Hurricane Sandy this week tested the East Coast health care systems’ electronic infrastructure. Emergency preparedness plans were implemented fairly successfully for most health care facilities, allowing them to continue to operate adequately. Others...

Editor’s Note: The following is a guest blog post by Gillian Tickall, Chief Radiographer at The Alfred. The Alfred is a major tertiary referral teaching hospital that provides the most comprehensive range of specialist medical and surgical services...

With ever-popular television shows such as Forensic Files, CSI, Cold Case and others, forensics has become a hot topic – not only with the public at large, but also in the radiology industry. Forensic Radiology is a specialized area of medical imaging...

One of the biggest changes for PACS administrators is the amount of reporting that’s now required to meet meaningful use initiatives. In the past, most administrators generated individual reports from each system—including RIS, PACS and EHR/EMR—to monitor...