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Rad Tech Week Demonstrates Need for Year-Round Appreciation

How you doin' radiology community? One of the best weeks of the year is almost upon us – National Radiologic Technologist Week! Cassling’s annual commemoration of Rad Tech Week has taken place for 15 years, and for good reason — this week is an opportunity to stop and appreciate the hard work technologists, physicians,... Read more

Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month 2024: Everything You Need to Know

Each year, Cassling is honored to connect diagnostic imaging teams with free resources to celebrate their sonographers during Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month. We’ve been doing this for a number of years, and every year we pick a new theme, artwork and slogan. In years past, we’ve featured everything from a take on Rosie... Read more

A Race Against Time: How One Idaho Hospital Added a New CT Suite to Better Serve Its Community

Since 2014, Bonner General Health in Sand Point, Idaho, has experienced a staggering 73% increase in the number of CT scans they perform annually. This number is a direct result of the influx of population into the area. With only one CT scanner in the hospital to service outpatients and the emergency room, Bonner General... Read more

How A New Cardiovascular Suite is Strengthening the Heart of Community Healthcare in Iowa

Time is muscle. This common phrase is well-known to healthcare providers in the ED who have been called upon to treat a heart attack. The longer you take to stabilize the heart, the higher the risk of long-term damage to the patient’s heart. "Time is muscle” was the impetus for the new $6 million cardiovascular suite at... Read more

How a ND Clinic Boosted X-ray Volume and Patient Experience with SHARP FM X-ray

Essentia Health’s main campus in Fargo, North Dakota, is centrally located among a series of small towns whose local care options typically include acute care and emergency departments. Casselton is one such town, located about 20 miles away. The Essentia Health-Casselton Clinic prides itself on its small town roots, with... Read more

Predictions and Hopes for Healthcare in 2024

As we head into the New Year, we’re starting to see some very positive trends in healthcare. Staffing within the healthcare space has roared back, outpacing basically every other industry. Drug prices continue to weigh on the average consumer, but new rules and negotiation policy have sought to bring some of those down.... Read more

Innovative Imaging Technology Leads Top Trends of 2023

What a year it’s been! We continue to be amazed by the imaging teams around the country who commit so much of themselves to improving patient outcomes. It’s why we remain honored to help you celebrate your teams with free resources for National Rad Tech Week and Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month, and it’s why we strive... Read more

Cassling's New Website Empowers Imaging Providers

Our new website is officially live! The Cassling website has been rebuilt from the ground up to improve your experience. When we launched our new vision for strengthening community healthcare earlier this year, it quickly became clear that we had work to do to convey the full scope of how we can help healthcare providers.... Read more

Ryan Mahler Goes Above and Beyond for 20 Years

At Cassling, it’s our philosophy that superior customer service always comes first. It's particularly rewarding when our customers have amazing things to say about our Field Service Engineers, especially one as capable and experienced as Ryan Mahler, who recently celebrated 20 years with Cassling. Read more

10% Computed Radiography Reimbursement Cut in Effect: Get the Facts

At the beginning of this year, a reimbursement cut came into effect that went largely under the radar, despite many providers still utilizing the system in question. For the past few years, providers of outpatient Medicare-eligible X-rays conducted on a computed radiography system experienced a payment reduction of 7% on... Read more