Cassling Blog

Stay informed with best practices and resources on the issues that matter most in imaging.

Bringing Ultrasound Best Practices to Your Front Door

In case you didn’t notice, we’re pretty big believers in the importance of education here at Cassling. Read more

Ultrasound Research: Looking Beyond the Headlines

When I see a scary headline in the media—especially when it has to do with ultrasound—I feel it’s my obligation to educate the masses. Read more

Win an Ultrasound Lunch & Learn

Win a Lunch & Learn for your organization! Cassling is committed to educating the current and next generations of sonographers. We're also excited to celebrate a new era of Siemens ultrasound technology. That's why we're giving away an on-site ultrasound lunch & learn to an accredited healthcare institution. Read more

3 Key Steps To Ultrasound Fleet Standardization

With everything that’s been happening in the field of ultrasound, you might start to get a serious case of FOMO if you’re still using equipment that’s more than a few years old. Recently, the industry has turned its attention toward improved workflows, a better experience for the patient and a new level of ergonomic... Read more

8 Benefits of Standardizing Your Ultrasound Fleet

Whether you are part of an independent facility, small-town hospital or a large healthcare system, your ultrasound fleet may consist of diverse brands, models and versions, owing to the myriad of functions you need to perform. Read more

Why You Need to Keep Up With Ultrasound Best Practices

If you are reading this, you are not my audience. Because, if you are reading this, you are interested in continuing education, in learning new things, in expanding your horizons. So please forward this blog post to your colleague, the one who hasn’t read an article, watched a webinar or attended a conference since... Read more

5 Ways Automated Ultrasound is Revolutionizing Sonography

Manual ultrasound is so 2015. For decades, conducting an ultrasound required a willingness to engage in the same processes over and over again. Any sonographer reading this probably has fingertips that reflexively know the exact keystrokes required to capture an image and move on to the next mode or portion of the study. Read more

Ultrasound Awareness Month and Rad Tech Week: How to Celebrate

Shining a Spotlight on Your Imaging Cast and Crew Throughout October, the medical community celebrates Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month (MUAM), followed quickly by National Rad Tech Week, November 5–11. Read more

Ultrasound Ergonomics—There are Still Strides to be Made

Today's ultrasound technology is truly remarkable. In the past 24 years that I’ve practiced, I’ve seen ultrasound improve by leaps and bounds in its capabilities and potential to improve patient care. Contrast enhanced ultrasound, tissue harmonic imaging, elastography and other technologies have revolutionized how we see... Read more

Hospitals are on the Hook—Bundled Payments Expand

At the heart of healthcare reform is the shift to value and focus on outcomes. This is evident once again in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) recent bundled payment expansion. Back in April, the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) value-based payment rule took effect. In the CJR model,... Read more