Posted Jun 30, 2009 - 08:47 am in
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The ACR or American College of Radiology consists of over 32,000 members. This is made up by radiologists, radiation oncologists, medical physicists, interventional radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians. The purpose of the ACR is to make imaging safe and accessible to patients.
The mission of the ACR is to continually advance the science of radiology; including interventional and nuclear medicine modalities, radiation oncology, and medical physics. This is all done to improve patient care and continually educate fellow medical professionals on the future of radiology.
The radiologists at Diversified Radiology of Colorado are adamant about only reading studies performed at facilities accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Doing so ensures that the imaging techniques meet or exceed quality assurance and safety guidelines. Why is this important? More on that next week…................
Posted Jun 10, 2009 - 01:58 pm in
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Recently at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine meeting (SIIM) research was presented on using handheld devices for patient education and image viewing. There are workflow issues that still need to be investigated, but the overall message is that mobile device technology is near a point that it can be used by physicians to educate patients on their health.
Because more than half of the population have been identified as visual learners, having this technology is critical to enhancing patient care. This could help bridge the communication gap that is often present between physicians and patients.
The Radiologists at Diversified are used to keeping up with the ever changing technology in the medical industry. We keep security, image quality and transmission time on the forefront as we make technological advancements to become more efficient for our physician and hospital partners.
Exciting opportunities lie ahead in today’s medical field. Who knows, perhaps reading a patients imaging study and communicating to a referring physician on an iPhone won’t be to far off in the future.
