Radiology Patient Safety Archives

26 Jul Failure to Set Policy Tops List of Security Risks

Posted at 11:19h in Radiology Patient Safety, Radiology Services News, Teleradiology Technology by Alix Vincent 0 Comments

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imagingBiz | While RIS and PACS have become indispensable components of the electronic health record (EHR), they also pose risks to patient security and data integrity. These risks can range in scope from blaster worms to the curious technologist to just plain carelessness, and steps...

25 Jul FDA Defines Its Authority Over Mobile Medical Apps

Posted at 11:44h in Healthcare Legislation, Radiology Patient Safety, Teleradiology Technology by Alix Vincent 0 Comments

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Healthleadersmedia | The burgeoning mobile medical applications business got a look on Tuesday at how the government plans to regulate some of the industry. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's draft guidelines signal that of the thousands of mobile medical apps available today, it will seek...

19 Jul FDA Grants Clearance for New GE X-Ray Systems

Posted at 14:28h in Healthcare Legislation, Radiology Patient Safety by Alix Vincent 0 Comments

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ImagingEconomics | GE Healthcare recently received FDA clearance for the Optima XR220amx, Optima XR200amx, and Brivo XR285amx, a new platform of user-friendly, mobile x-ray systems offering improvements from its predecessors. These systems are designed to provide health care professionals with fast, low-dose, high-quality images that...

19 Jul Pediatric CT Techniques Scan Hearts in a Fraction of the Dose

Posted at 11:13h in Radiology Patient Safety, Radiology Practice Management, Radiology Services News, Radiology Solutions by Alix Vincent 0 Comments

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AuntMinnie | New techniques for coronary CT angiography (CTA) -- particularly high-pitch scanning -- are slashing radiation dose levels to provide safer scans for children without the need for sedation, according to a study presented at last week's Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) meeting in...

18 Jul Why Consistency Matters for Reports

Posted at 14:05h in Radiology Patient Safety, Radiology Practice Management by Alix Vincent 0 Comments

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DiagnosticImaging | Reliability is a fundamental part of quality. Consumers rely on their favored brands, and go back again and again to use them. Why? Because they know exactly what they will get, how to use them and where to find all the working parts,...

26 Jul Failure to Set Policy Tops List of Security Risks

25 Jul FDA Defines Its Authority Over Mobile Medical Apps

19 Jul FDA Grants Clearance for New GE X-Ray Systems

19 Jul Pediatric CT Techniques Scan Hearts in a Fraction of the Dose

18 Jul Why Consistency Matters for Reports

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