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 StoriesRadiation Oncology/TherapyStudy highlights value of radiologist involvement in RT planningRadiologist peer review improves the rate of clinically meaningful changes to radiation therapy (RT) planning, researchers have reported.CTThe challenges of dysrhythmic radiologistsBreastWomen with BRCA1/2 germline mutations are often denied breast MRIWomens ImagingStarting breast cancer screening at 40 is more cost-effectiveMolecular ImagingPSMA-PET/CT bests conventional imaging for prostate cancer diagnosis
