John SolePACS/VNAEffective communication is crucial for radiology department successA culture of solid interpersonal communication can serve as a positive contributor to a radiology department's bottom line in many ways. John Sole, the PACS administrator supervisor at Swedish American Hospital in Illinois, explains why improving communication in your department can be beneficial for both your staff and patients.March 19, 2008PACS/VNADeveloping a cost-effective image QA workflow with PACSIn a radiology department, image quality is or should be a primary metric in the department's continuous quality improvement (CQI) arsenal. With PACS becoming an ever-increasing method of viewing studies, institutions need to develop an optimal quality assurance (QA) workflow to fit the new digital viewing paradigm. PACS administrator supervisor John Sole from Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, IL, offers some advice to help your department develop a cost-effective QA workflow.November 20, 2007Page 1 of 1Top StoriesISMRM 2025ISMRM: Insulin resistance in women associated with less myelin, changes in brainISMRM research indicates that higher insulin resistance is associated with less myelin in women.ISMRM 2025ISMRM: Brain’s waste-clearing system accelerates brain aging after strokeISMRM 2025ISMRM: Trimodal PET-MR-FUS may be feasible therapy monitoring optionISMRM 2025ISMRM: Switching between full and short breast MRI reduces recallsMolecular ImagingBeta-amyloid testing results have limited emotional impact for patients