October 2004


Features

Cover Story
Lehigh Valley Hospital: Managing the Future
  by Rich Smith
  Assuming an aggressive technology management posture, Lehigh Valley Hospital stays on imaging's cutting edge.

What's New in Quality Assurance for Computed Radiography?
  by Charles E. Willis PhD
  If there is anything new in the realm of CR quality assurance (QA), it is the general recognition that QC processes for CR are no less important than they are for conventional screen-film radiography.
Pro Forma Evaluation of Open-Sided MRI
  by Robert A. Bell PhD
  Generic pro forma analyses appear to show that low-field equipment is likely to be subjected to increasing pressure for better cost/benefit ratios.
Immobile Imaging: A Solid Option
  by George Wiley
  Fixed mobile units that stay on site for extended periods are as valuable to those who use them as mobile units that show up once a week, but the long-term mobiles require a much different operational strategy.
Radiology Imagers: Future Secure
  by Chris Wolski
  As radiology departments inch toward a digital future, a place for printers is assured.


Departments

  Lateral View
Malign Neglect
  by Cheryl Proval
  Now is the time to begin talking about how to address our nation's rising health care crisis.
  Guest Editorial
Health Care and the 2004 Presidential Election
  by Otha Linton
  When the author sat down to write on the subject, he turned to the candidates' web sites for information: it was not forthcoming.
  Imaging Technology
MDCT: A Disruptive Technology Evolves
  by Katherine P. Andriole PhD
  Multi-detector CT has the potential to jettison diagnostic radiology from the two-dimensional slice realm into the third dimension.
  Imaging Business
Preparing for Malpractice Self-Insurance
  by Michael S. Fenton
  For large groups of radiologists, self-insurance is a viable alternative to commercially available malpractice insurance.
STAT Read
  by Arati Murti
Special Section

Managing Risk in Service Line Startups
  by Rich Smith
10 Core Strategies: Marketing to Referring Physicians
  by Rich Smith
Operational Efficiency in Imaging Centers: Benchmarking as a Strategic Tool
  by John J. Cergnul JD, CPA, Philip J. Russell MBA, CMPE
2005 Legislative and Reimbursement Outlook
  by Eleanor Kerr
Q&A Session: Providing Imaging Center Services for Hospitals' Medicare Patients
  by Kris Kyes
Introduction: Integrating Digital Mammography
  by Pat Montgomery
CRT or LCD for Full-Field Digital Mammography?
  by Ralph Schaetzing PhD
FFDM: Team Technology Assessment
  by Robert J. Pizzutiello, Jr MS
  The ideal change process for digital mammography relies on an informed multidisciplinary team that conducts a rigorous technology assessment.
Understanding Workflow in the FFDM Environment
  by Carol Daus
  Although the cost of digital units is significantly higher than that of their analog counterparts, most hospital-based women's imaging centers are quickly recognizing the workflow value of digital mammography systems
Data Flow and Network Infrastructure
  by West Long
  Careful workflow and network analysis and design are requisite for a smooth transition to filmless mammography.
Building a Better Workstation
  by Rich Smith
  In order to further its corporate goal of providing a total information management solution for the company's breast imaging customers, Agfa developed a workstation with multimodality PACS functionality.

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