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Recap: Top Imaging News and Insights of 2022
In 2022, a few key trends stuck out when reviewing Cassling's most popular articles. The latest technology advances were top of mind, as was patient experience, staffing, and more. In this recap, check out the Top 10 articles of the year to discover what had the imaging world abuzz in 2022. Read moreby Veronica Sapp in Imaging, Featured,
RSNA 2022 Highlights the Brave New World of Imaging
Every year, the leading minds in imaging gather for the annual Radiological Society of North America meeting in Chicago. It was the event’s second year in person since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and attendee numbers are quickly ticking back up now that more and more people have grown comfortable with travel.... Read moreCybersecurity and Imaging Providers — Safety in a Digital World
Today’s healthcare systems operate in a mostly digital world. Vast, interconnected networks enable the myriad services that make up the healthcare continuum and enable the accurate and efficient delivery of care. This digital connectivity has allowed some amazing technological advances to come to light. Things like... Read moreContrast Media in Diagnostic Imaging
Radiologic technologists perform a variety of imaging exams, many of which require the use of contrast media to better visualize anatomic structures that are not normally evident on a diagnostic medical image. The use of contrast media in diagnostic imaging exams also aids in characterization of pathology. While there is a... Read moreTop 10 Best Practices For Gender-Affirming Care
June is Pride Month, and what better way to celebrate than by ensuring the gender-diverse community feels affirmed in healthcare spaces! A significant number of gender-diverse individuals report having aversive experiences in healthcare settings. These include being provided inappropriate care, receiving unnecessary... Read moreby Oak Reed in Patient Care, Imaging,
Uniting Your Multi-Site Imaging Processes Following a Merger or Acquisition
The era of healthcare consolidation continues. As noted by the Advisory Board, the Department of Health and Human Services recently came out with a landmark report that found, in a span ranging from 2016 to 2021, a whopping 350 hospitals experienced a change in ownership. These ownership changes were spurred by an... Read moreby Caitlin Moling in Imaging, merger
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 Imaging,
What is Interventional Pulmonology?
Part One in a Two-Part series on Interventional Pulmonology and Diagnostic Imaging The healthcare industry, and medicine, are constantly evolving and innovating. One of the relatively new fields in pulmonology medicine is interventional pulmonology (IP), which utilizes endoscopy and other tools and techniques to diagnose... Read moreby Kori Huston in Ultrasound, Imaging,
Solutions to Common COVID-Related Imaging Challenges
To say the pandemic altered the imaging landscape would be the understatement of the century. After the initial shock to the collective system, when elective procedures were effectively cancelled and questions about capacity and resource utilization held sway, imaging departments have since adapted to provide outstanding... Read moreCassling’s Most Popular Content of 2020
The year 2020 is behind us (cue the collective sigh of relief), but even in such trying times, the resilience of healthcare workers around the country has been truly inspiring. Not only were technologists, sonographers, radiologists and all manner of radiology professionals working tirelessly to ensure imaging was... Read moreInnovative Solutions Help Hospitals Combat Dire Staffing Shortages
With the new year upon us, the winter resurgence of COVID-19 has overwhelmed U.S. hospitals and brought a collective staffing strain to a near breaking point. According to HHS data, as of mid-November, nearly a quarter of U.S. facilities were experiencing or anticipating a shortage of medical staff—nurses in particular. At... Read moreby Caitlin Moling in Imaging, Staffing