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From the CEO's Desk: Lessons on Leadership, Service and Supporting the Community
Mike Cassling, CEO of Cassling and CQuence Health Group was featured on February's issue of Midlands Business Journal. The article discusses Mike's dedication to maintaining Cassling and CQuence's stellar reputation in healthcare and highlights his passion for his employees, his customers, and for serving the community.... Read moreThe Growing Trend of Precision Medicine
One positive thing to come out of the pandemic (we like to be glass-half-full when we can) is the speed at which we’re embracing the digital transformation in healthcare. Precision medicine is more tangible than ever, with new technologies and operational strategies to tailor patient treatment from the outset. The benefits... Read more6 Tips to Motivate, Retain and Attract Staff Through Difficult Times
Tips to encourage and retain your team in today's healthcare environment... Remember back in the early months of 2020, when the surge of patients into hospitals was heralded as unprecedented? Well, it’s 2022, and these unprecedented times are feeling quite precedented. Except now, as hospitals confront the rising tide of... Read moreby Mike Cassling in Best Practices
Redefining CT: Photon-counting technology is revolutionary
NAEOTOM Alpha opens up a new era of medical imaging It’s not every day I post a blog talking about a specific Siemens product. But it’s not every day a new technology like photon-counting computed tomography (CT) comes along. In fact, it’s a disruptive technology that comes along perhaps once in a decade. This is a... Read moreby Kyle Salem, Ph.D. in Cassling, CT,
5 Resolutions for Imaging Professionals in 2022
In 2022, take the time to focus on you. The last couple years have taught us that our goals are best when they focus on our overall wellbeing—not some lofty ideal of mental or physical perfection. That means less dieting and less extreme productivity, but more time with family, for rest and to pursue what we’re most... Read moreby Tana Phelps in
Top Articles of 2021 Point to Key Trends of 2022
What a year. Despite the ups and downs of the pandemic, healthcare providers continue to navigate an unprecedented situation with bravery, tenacity and compassion that more than meets the challenge. Is it any wonder then that some of our most popular content of 2021 would be focused on innovation and new frontiers of... Read moreby Mark Miller in Best Practices
Happy Holidays from Your Partners at Cassling!
We wish you and your family a safe, healthy and happy holiday season. We can’t thank you enough for trusting Cassling for your imaging equipment and service needs in 2021! To close out the year, Cassling President Kyle Salem and I decided to test out an imaginary digital patient twin prototype for a light-hearted look at... Read moreby Mike Cassling in
RSNA 2021: AI, Novel Technologies and a Push for Social Change
Another RSNA Annual meeting is in the books. The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) held its 2021 event in Chicago from Nov. 28 to Dec. 2. After last year’s virtual program, the world’s largest medical imaging forum returned with a robust, hybrid virtual and in-person meeting experience for attendees eager to... Read moreThanksgiving and The Power of Gratitude
Thanksgiving is the obvious time of the year people start to think about what they’re grateful for. And at Cassling, we’re so profoundly thankful for all the diagnostic imaging professionals we work with throughout the year. We can’t say enough about your hard work, sacrifice, and dedication in improving the lives of your... Read moreby Mike Cassling in Best Practices
CT and Cone Beam CT – What’s the Difference?
Both traditional computed tomography (CT) scanners and cone-beam CT (CBCT) scanners produce pictures of internal body structures. The x-rays use radiation from a radioactive contrast injected into the body to make cross-sectional images. While both scanners undertake the same primary function, there are technical... Read moreby Kim Phox in CT, Surgical C-Arms,
Creating a Culture of Coaching
Coaching has become one of the most critical yet value-adding competencies for a leader in any organization. If you want to improve overall performance as an organization or department, you won't accomplish it by adding new and expensive hardware. You won't achieve it by introducing new technology or processes. It’s a... Read moreSiemens Healthineers collaborating on world’s first carbon-neutral radiology imaging service
Siemens Healthineers is working to make the imaging world a more sustainable place. They’re collaborating with a west coast academic medical center in creating the world’s first carbon-neutral radiology imaging service. They’re also exploring artificial intelligence in radiology, clinical data and image integration, and... Read moreby Cassling in News, Best Practices
3 Ways to Reduce Patient Anxiety in Diagnostic Imaging
Diagnostic imaging is an important part of a patient’s journey through both health and illness. But their interaction with this highly technical, sophisticated equipment and process can be daunting and produce a high level of anxiety, even fear. Providing as positive a patient experience as possible is important not only... Read moreby Mike Cassling in Best Practices
Trends in Ultrasound 2022: Shear Wave Elastography
Chronic liver disease (CLD) and cirrhosis are major health problems in the United States. In 2018, the Centers for Disease Control reported that 4.5 million adults were diagnosed with liver disease. In 2019, CLD and cirrhosis claimed more than 44,000 American lives. And according to a 2018 study by Intermountain Medical... Read moreby Jennifer Ott in Ultrasound
Rad Tech Week 2021 and Revolutionary New CT Technology
National Radiologic Technology Week is an annual celebration of rad techs across the nation. It was first celebrated by the ASRT in 1979 to commemorate Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen’s 1895 discovery of the x-ray. Today, it’s also become a time to recognize and raise awareness of the important role medical imaging and radiation... Read moreby Mike Cassling in Cassling, CT