Resources & Products

Reducing Patient Leakage in Health Systems Through a Freestanding Outpatient Imaging Center Strategy

Outpatient Imaging Affiliates is excited to release our 2024 white paper on outpatient imaging patient leakage. Throughout our paper, we dive into understanding leakage, the importance of imaging in relation to patient leakage, two different paths to outpatient imaging, partnering vs. going it alone, and finally key questions.

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Increasing MRI Efficiency & Bottom Line

As a rapidly growing imaging center, 3T Radiology and Research was experiencing a surge in patient volume. Time-consuming MRI scans created challenges, such a long business hours, backlogs, patient discomfort, and more. In the latest white paper, provided by AIRS Medical, learn how the imaging center increased efficiency and improved their bottom line.

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Staff Retention in Radiology: Strategies You Can Deploy Now

Of the two primary issues impacting the current radiology staffing shortage — fewer qualified candidates and declining employee retention — increasing the number of qualified candidates is a long-term proposition; however, employee retention can be improved in the short term by better understanding what today’s employees value most.

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COMFORT COMP– Prioritizing patient comfort during mammography

The word mammogram is often associated with anxiety and fear. Pain associated with screenings results from breast compression, which is required to obtain high-quality images. This White Paper describes the advantages of Comfort Comp, a feature designed to augment patient comfort through decreased compression without compromising image quality or workflow.

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EOSedgeTM: First Clinical Experience and Perspectives

The EOS full body weight-bearing system has been recognized for years as a state-of-the-art imaging system for the assessment of skeletal deformities. The next generation EOSedge system has recently been released. This review describes clinical applications and presents clinical examples from the first year of practice using EOSedge.

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A Shared Experience: Patient Safety, Workflow, and Productivity Advance to New Levels

Today’s leading radiology practices use smart contrast-injector platforms to deliver superior computed tomography angiography (CTA) exams. This monograph provides an in-depth look at how Northwest Radiology leveraged Bracco Diagnostics’ NEXO® Contrast Management System on their EmpowerCTA®+ Injectors to streamline and standardize their CECT imaging protocols, reduce operational costs, increase workflow efficiencies, and achieve higher-quality images for improved patient care.

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Scar Marking Improves Management of Architectural Distortions in Digital Breast Tomosynthesis

Author Teri-Ann Gizienski, MD, Director of the Community Breast Division of UPMC, details why the use of linear scar markers in digital breast tomosynthesis is particularly important for distinguishing new cancers from distortions which are the result of previous biopsies/surgeries in order to minimize unnecessary questions and additional imaging.

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Skin Marking in Digital Breast Tomosynthesis: Unique Markers Establish Consistency and Efficiency

A radiologist perspective on the clinical and operational benefits derived by implementing a consistently followed skin marking protocol across the whole healthcare system. Cases demonstrate how this protocol help reduce retakes and recalls, provide greater clarity for image interpretation, and improve departmental efficiency and workflow.

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Why Two Imaging Centers Changed Their Contrast Medium

With so many different gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) here is a manuscript of real-world case histories of healthcare systems who have successfully made the switch from their existing GBCA formulary to the first clinically available ionic, macrocyclic GBCA, DOTAREM® (gadoterate meglumine) Injection.

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The IAC QI Self-Assessment Tool

The IAC Quality Improvement (QI) Self-Assessment Tool provides diagnostic imaging facilities and those performing intervention-based procedures with a mechanism for self-assessing and documenting the quality of imaging studies and final interpretive reports performed at their facilities. The tool is an ideal resource for administrators as it provides QI analytics for reporting and image quality./

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Making Cost Savings Count Upgrading to MEDRAD® Stellant Flex

Hospitals are facing increased cost pressures, and many are balancing how to deliver high quality patient care and efficiency. Recently Windsong Imaging Center participated in a Controlled Commercial Release (CCR) of the MEDRAD® Stellant Flex CT Injection System, giving them access to the latest in CT injection technology through Bayer’s non-obsolesce program.

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Dermal or Not? The Surprising Question We Find Ourselves Asking in Digital Breast Tomosynthesis

While DBT, in some cases, can clearly define a superficial finding as a benign dermal entity, there are instances where superficial lesions initially favored to be dermal are conclusively localized as intraparenchymal during diagnostic evaluation. Cancers can be superficial in location, supporting the continued use of mole markers on DBT.

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The Next Generation of Radiation Dose Management

Managing the risk of CT imaging remains a top priority for healthcare, yet despite mandatory standards, software enhancement and campaigns there are still major obstacles that prevent organizations from delivering optimal radiation dose. Learn key strategies to elevate your radiation dose management program from “good in theory” to world class.

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Sagittal Alignment in Adult Spine Patients

This white paper reviews the current concepts of sagittal alignment assessment and its importance in deformity and degenerative spinal conditions.

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EOS in Sports Medicine

A literature review that shows interest of EOS in the management of sports patients' pathologies.

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Customer Experience – South Jersey

Healthcare institutions are facing increased challenges when it comes to financial and compliance reporting. The mounting pressures coupled with the growing utilization of computed tomography (CT) is driving the need for automation of data capture. Integrating Contrast Dose Management into your practice can help improve workflow efficiencies and increase automation.

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Aromatherapy Treatment At the Heart of Patient Care

Despite growing adoption, very little objective research and reporting has emerged to both quantify and qualify the results of aromatherapy within clinical settings. NGPX partnered with WBR Insights to identify and measure developing trends in this area through data analysis and interviews with the medical professionals currently using clinical aromatherapy.

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Radiology Staff in Focus: A Radiology services impact and satisfaction survey of technologists and imaging directors

In an ongoing quest to understand the challenges of “the people behind the image,” Philips conducted a double-blind investigation into the experience and job satisfaction of 254 radiology techs and imaging directors. What we found were significant levels of stress and burnout – coupled with an unflagging commitment to competent, patient-centered care.

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Are you ready for the adoption of Contrast Dose Management?

Key industry groups are making recommendations on the evolving guidance for contrast dose documentation. In addition to better dose management and driving compliance, Radiology departments that are implementing a Contrast Dose Management system are seeing operational and clinical benefits that are yielding standardization, protocol optimization and streamlined billing processes.

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Customer Experience – Salem Regional Medical Center

Salem Regional Medical Center (SRMC) was looking to augment their new high-tech scanner to achieve workflow efficiencies. To accomplish this, SRMC equipped their MEDRAD® Stellant CT Injection Systems with workstations and software by Bayer in Radiology, implementing a new Contrast Dose Management platform to increase documentation accuracy and standardization.

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Imaging Productivity and Efficiency Report

AHRA members were surveyed regarding imaging productivity and efficiency by the Advisory Board and AHRA with a focus on comparative analytics, improvement strategies, and best practices surrounding the current imaging environment. By leveraging this valuable data, our hope is imaging leaders gain the ability to respond to the dynamic state of their organizations in real-time.

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