COVER FOCUS: PACS
PACS installation< p> By Timothy Ludwig, MHA, CRA, RT(R)(CT)
In this increasingly digital environment, technologists with substandard PACS educations are falling behind. Learn how to ascend to a higher plane of learning.
By James L. Oakes Jr. and George H. Bowers
Find out how a workflow- and comfort-based selection process for PACS workstations can leverage these technologies for your facility.
By Susan L. Murphey, BS, RDMS, RDCS, CECD
FEATURES
Ill-prepared to migrate data to your new RIS/PACS? Play your cards right-find out how to best support the goals of the EMR.
By Steven R. Renard, MBA, and Anthony Draye
The not-new option may be the right choice right now. Consider these reasons for purchasing reconditioned medical imaging equipment.
By Christine McLaughlin
The cost of downtime and risk management insurance is easily justifiable considering the price you could pay in lost productivity, referrals and patient litigation. How can you ensure adequate protection during internal system failures and catastrophes?
By Edward M. Smith, ScD, FACNP
RSNA SECTION
From a mock jury trial and international information exchanges to tutorials and symposiums, RSNA '09 will mix the new and the tried-and-true, with one unifying theme: Quality counts.
By Gary J. Becker, MD
Need help planning which sessions to hit? The ADVANCE editorial board does the legwork for you. Here are their picks, with policy concerns and molecular imaging among the hottest topics.
Compiled by Kerri Reeves
ADVANCE EXTRA: LOWER SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION
Boasting quality hospitals<> By Sarah Long
DEPARTMENTS
Are you ready to celebrate National Radiologic Technology Week?
By Sharon Breske