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What if you could reduce door-to-balloon time for heart attack patients?

Read More from the Experts PUBMED.gov | 2013 Jul-Sep;17 EMS activation of the cardiac catheterization laboratory is associated with process improvements in the care of myocardial infarction patients PUBMED.gov | 2010 Apr-Jun Early cardiac catheterization laboratory activation by paramedics for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction on prehospital 12-lead electrocardiograms Join the Future of Medical Visualization community Receive our newsletter, videos and invitations to special events. In addition, feel free to comment below…

Interview with Chanel Fishetti - Glimps Show by Fujifilm Sonosite

Chanel Fischetti @Chanel_Fischetti Chanel Fischetti grew up in Southern California and attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles where she ran track and cross country. She is currently attending medical school at the University of California Irvine and plans to practice in the field of emergency medicine with a special focus in ultrasound and international health. Outside of medicine, Chanel loves to run, spend time with friends and family and work with the special needs community. Chanel is working on a new app called …

Dr. Liz Turner discusses Visual Medicine on Sonosite's GLIMPSE show

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Dr. Francis Yamazaki, Discusses Anesthesia on Sonosite's GLIMPSE Show

Dr. John Christian Fox and Joel Shlang discuss Medical Education, Sonosite's GLIMPSE Show

Banner Health Case Study

Over the span of 13 years, BannerHealth has incrementally adopted PoCUS (Point-of-care ultrasonography) across the health system through organic growth, unintended disruption and intended disruption. In all cases, Banner Health's operating processes led to PoCUS becoming a facilitating innovation, which improved diagnosis, treatment decision-making, clinical outcomes and reduced costs. Download: Banner Case Study_Sonosite_4.18.14 Banner Health, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, operates 24 hospitals and many ambulatory and other health delivery…

Ultrasound First -- Musculoskeletal Imaging (MSK)

Clinical evidence and research supports using ultrasound as the first diagnostic test for numerous musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions. Diagnostic ultrasound offers a number of important advantages compared to computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), in terms of safety and effectiveness. Diagnostic ultrasound is noninvasive and offers real-time imaging, allowing for examinations of structures at rest and in motion. This ability to capture the movement of musculoskeletal components differentiates it from other imaging modalities and can permit more accurate diagnoses.…

Ultrasound First -- Renal Colic Detection

Renal colic affects nearly 1.2 million people each year and accounts for approximately 1 percent of hospital admissions.1 Diagnosing kidney stones in patients who present with renal colic is often performed with computed tomography (CT) and, less commonly, with intravenous urography (IVU).2 While CT and IVU are accurate diagnostic tests and define clearly the size, shape, and position of uric acid stones, they also present a number of factors that would discourage use,3 including the potential risks of exposing patients to repeated doses of ionizing radiation. In fact, the Joint…

What if we could decrease the need for CVC placements in the ER?

"This data is pivotal for emergency medicine and the overall impact it can have on patient safety and cost reductions in the hospital." — Bon Ku, MD, MPP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Study finds that ultrasound-guided peripheral IV’s are a viable alternative to high-risk CVCs in 85% of Patients More than five million central venous catheter (CVC) lines are placed in U.S. hospitals each year, making it one of the most common invasive emergency room procedures.1 CVC placement involves the insertion of a large catheter into a patient’s major vessel. It is often used for those who have poor…

What if you could place central lines in the first try?

In his own words: Hear one physician share his AxoTrack experience. I feel confidence in knowing where the tip of that needle is and I think that is a big deal. AxoTrack clearly contributes to the accuracy of the procedure; I think that’s what it brings to the game. --Mark P. Mercier, MD, Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine, Beaufort Memorial Hospital The results are in—AxoTrack helps set the bar for first-pass success rates AxoTrack® Needle Guidance Technology, the "point-and-shoot" simple option for central venous catheterization (CVC), has achieved a 97% first-pass success…

White Memorial Medical Center Utilizes Sonosite's Central Line Management Program

Striving for Excellence at White Memorial Medical CenterWhite Memorial Medical Center, a member of the Adventist Health System and a 353-bed hospital in downtown Los Angeles, was concerned about its rates of iatrogenic pneumothoraces (IP) and central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) and set out to improve the situation. According to Mara Bryant, White Memorial's Senior Vice President for Organizational Excellence. With this goal in mind, White Memorial Medical Center implemented the Sonosite Central Line Management Training Program, which ran from January 2010 through August…

What if you could eliminate iatrogenic pneumothorax?

Michael Shabot, MD, of Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, discusses iatrogenic pneumothorax and central line placement safety. Memorial Hermann Healthcare System attained zero iatrogenic pneumothorax complications in multiple hospitals for a full year.The Healthcare System accomplished this incredible feat in several of its prestigious hospitals, including Memorial Hermann Southeast, Memorial Hermann Sugar Land, Children’s Memorial Hermann, Memorial Hermann Katy, Memorial Hermann Northeast, Memorial Hermann Northwest, as well as eight community hospital emergency departments across its…

What if you could detect and prevent diseases before they showed symptoms?

Bridging the Gap to Create Continuity of Care Life Line Screening is known throughout the nation as the leading provider of community-based preventive health screening services. The company brings affordable screenings to the public through partnerships with leading hospitals, civic organizations, and other groups committed to quality health care – like Sonosite. Sharing a vision to make disease identification and prevention accessible to all, Sonosite and Life Line Screening collaborate to promote widespread participation in early screenings. Hospitals and vascular centers partner with…

Sonosite interviews Dr. David Williams for the Code Black Movie release

Meet Dr. David Williams from Code Black Movie Dr. David Williams is an assistant professor of clinical emergency medicine at LA County USC Medical Center. He works within the Division of International and Wilderness Emergency Medicine and has been practicing at LA County USC since 2003. "LA County on its own represents one of our nation's big county hospitals... taking care of the poorest of the poor patients in our country, and the majority of them being the working poor." Dr. David Williams smiles as he compares LA County Hospital to a dirty piece of gum stuck to his shoe: "…

Sonosite Goes to Brazil!

Sonosite’s International Symposium on Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Brazil was a huge success -- two of the biggest events in Sonosite history! There were over 450 total registrants for both Sāo Paulo and Rio De Janeiro. 150 for São Paulo and 300 attendees for Rio De Janeiro’s symposium. The 2nd half of the symposium consisted of three educational workshops that the participants could choose from. Topics for each workshop varied due to the attendee list and venue size for each workshop. Each workshop consisted of a local physician presentation followed by two hours…

The Intelligent Hospital with Marco Daoura, Fujifilm Sonosite, at HIMSS 2014

The intelligent hospital was setup to help the industry keep track of rapidly advancing medical technology from RFID tracking to Sonosite's ultrasound system's being featured in the Intelligent Hospital ICU experience. Visit intelligenthospital.org for more information.

Smarter Use of Imaging Technology: Reduce Errors Costs

The Good News About Healthcare Reform: Smarter Use of Imaging Technology Helps Reduce Hospital Errors, Healthcare Costs Paul Sierzenski, MD Medical errors continue to be a major problem in the US healthcare system, with hospital acquired infections (HAC) becoming an area of greater focus and where significant financial penalties are being incurred. Medicare has added one especially dangerous--or even potentially fatal--adverse event, iatrogenic pneumothorax during central line placement, to its HAC list. Along with putting patients in peril, the mistake can also increase hospital costs by up…

Smarter Use of Imaging Technology: Reduce Errors Costs

$330 Million Risk: What Boards Should Know

Rodney Hochman, MD, Group President and CEO of Providence Health & Services In his article that advises American Hospital Association member trustees, Rodney Hockman, MD warns that hundreds of hospitals are likely to be penalized by Medicare for patient injuries under the Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program starting in October 2014. He points out that each penalized hospital stands to lose nearly $434,000 in Medicare reimbursements on average, with large hospital systems and those with a high volume of Medicare payments potentially facing much greater losses should they…