Good News about Healthcare Reform

The Good News About Healthcare Reform: Smarter Use of Imaging Technology Helps Reduce Hospital Errors, Healthcare Costs Paul Sierzenski, MD …

Reduce Iatrogenic pneumothorax

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FUJIFILM Sonosite goes to CES 2016 Digital Health Summit, with iViz!

Sonosite goes to CES 2016 Digital Health Summit
FUJIFILM Sonosite attends the Digital Health Summit at CES in Las Vegas last week, to listen to Digital Health experts, feel the remarkable Digital Health evolution, and present on key topics.  …

User Stories: iViz in Kolkata India

  Dr. Gordon Johnson travels to India and Haiti regularly and finds point-of-care ultrasound to be essential for seeing his patients in resource limited settings. Dr. Johnson had his share of scanning and training with iViz during his most recent trip to India on December 2015, and reports back to us: …

iViz has 510(k) clearance from the FDA

Sonosite iViz
Sonosite iViz receives 510k and FDA approval mid November, after two months of  receiving the CE Mark for Europe in mid September.  “iViz is a revolutionary solutions for clinicians and represents a landmark in FUJIFILM Sonosite's innovation.  It achieves new levels of image performance and provides unprecedented connectivity in a highly mobile platform”. …

An Active September in the Nation's Capital

DOT.Med Jill Rathbun Continuing in a series of Federal policy updates, Jill Rathbun of Galileo Consulting provides the latest news on imaging policy and payments. Read article …

Glimpse Episode 9: Interview with Chanel Fischetti & Joelle Schlang

Joelle Schlang, Chanel Fischetti
Joelle and Chanel attended the University of California in Los Angeles.  They were fortunate enough to be introduced to ultrasound on their first day of medical school. …

Memorial Hermann

A Success StorySee why Memorial Hermann's physicians prefer driving with total vision, then find out how we can help …

Glimpse Episode 8: Dr. John Christian Fox and Joel Schlang Discuss Medical Education

Joelle Schlang, Dr Christian Fox
Join Dr. John Christian Fox and Joelle Schlang as they discuss the role of ultrasound in medical education.  Students at UCI receive more than 50 hours of hands-on ultrasound training, starting the first week of their first year at medical school.  This education is continued for two years allowing students to experience the benefits of ultrasound both as a diagnostic tool and a learning tool. …

Global Health: Improving Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Matagalpa Region of Nicaragua

Breast cancer has become the leading cause of mortality for women in Nicaragua, overtaking the incidence of death due to childbirth or cervical cancer. In Nicaragua, survival after breast cancer diagnosis is poor, mostly due to the late stage at presentation.  A key to improving survival is to promote early detection of breast cancer. …

Trice Imaging, Inc. and FUJIFILM Sonosite Announce iViz Portable Ultrasound Device Integration at Health 2.0

Trice Imaging, a leading provider in the medical image management industry, announced today at Health 2.0 the integration of Tricefy into FUJIFILM Sonosite’s latest portable ultrasound device. …

Global Health: Hospital Baptiste Biblique Togo, West Africa

“Attached is a thank you letter from all of us here at HBB/Togo—medical/surgical missionaries, Togolese staff, and the patients who have derived benefit from the use of the Sonosite M-Turbo ultrasound machine.  Read and enjoy the pictures.”   Learn more about Sonosite's SoundCaring program. …

Glimpse Episode 7: Dr. Alan Chiem

Dr. Alan Chiem
Watch and listen to Dr. Alan Chiem as he discusses the benefits of early ultrasound training for medical students and how he uses ultrasound in the emergency room setting to both diagnose and guide therapies for patients with heart failure. …

Glimpse Episode 6: Dr. Tarina Kang

Dr. Tarina Kang
Dr. Tarina Kang is the Director of Emergency Medicine Ultrasound at LAC+USC and a Professor of Emergency Medicine.  In this interview she discusses the types of post graduate training for practical ultrasound guided procedures as well as basic and advanced ultrasound applications. …

Ultrasound-Guided Procedures: Financial and Safety Benefits

ICU Management Diku Mandavia, MD, FACEP, FRCPC, Chief Medical Officer at Sonosite, and clinical associate professor of emergency medicine at the University of Southern California Dr. Mandavia discusses how ultrasound guidance adds value to both patient safety and removing costs from healthcare delivery. Read article …

Final 2016 Medicare Inpatient Rule Contains Provisions to Promote Patient Safety

2015-09-28T07:00:00 Final 2016 Medicare Inpatient Rule Contains Provisions to Promote Patient Safety Jill Rathbun Jill Rathbun of Galileo Consulting, in her continuing contribution to Dot.Med, explains key points for the FY 2016 CMS Inpatient Prospective Payment Final Rule.  Ultrasound plays a role in the Hospital Acquired Condition Program and may contribute to lowering complications. Read article …

Global Health: Sonosite Supports Help In Motion Mobile Hospitals

Mobile Hospital
German charity Help in Motion has recently launched two off-road vehicles, carrying state-of-the-art medical equipment and basic medication. Help in Motion is staffed by volunteers from the well-established charity German Doctors.   …

Glimpse Episode 5: Dr. Byron Patterson Discusses Visual Medicine

Growing up as an athlete gave Dr. Patterson some of the insights into how athletes push themselves through pain and often end up with worse injuries. …

Glimpse Episode 4: Dr. Francis Yamazaki, Discusses Anesthesia

Dr. Francis Yamazaki
Dr. Francis Yamazaki is a 30 year veteran in Anesthesiology. He is an Anesthesiologist with a cutting edge sports medicine group at Kerlan Jobe Surgery Center, LA. In this interview, he discusses the expectations of patients in the elite world of sports and the progression of anesthesia, particularly in the realm of nerve blocks. In particular how the progress of technology has improved safety for both patients and surgeons. …

Glimpse Episode 3: Liz Turner's Interview

Liz Turner
Dr. Liz Turner, Director of Bedside Ultrasound for the Dept. of Medicine at UCLA, puts bedside ultrasound under the microscope. …