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The DIS Advantage — High Satisfaction / Quick Appointments / Patient Care

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 02:44:09 +0000

The Diagnostic Imaging Services Advantage includes a high patient satisfaction rate of 97%, same-day appointments often accommodated and when visiting one of our clinics, being treated with dignity and respect. All patients have a choice as to where to go for their personal healthcare services. In the New Orleans metropolitan area, no provider will work harder than Diagnostic Imaging Services to deliver the very best patient experience. We offer MRI, CT, Mammography, DEXA, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT, Breast MRI, X-ray and special interventional procedures. Call our scheduling department at 504-883-5999 or visit www.disnola.com to find out more about our exams, locations, insurance and finance options.

Health care workers, patients and experts have their …

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:03:00 +0000

The global medical isotope shortage began in May 2009, when Canada announced that its 52-year-old nuclear reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, would be closed for repairs for at least three months. But three months later, the government extended the shut-down, telling the world that medical isotope production would not come back on line by the first quarter of 2010 at the earliest.

Mark Wallenmeyer Calls on Congress: Pass the CARE Bill

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:12:57 +0000

Mark Wallenmeyer, MBA, CNMT, RT(N), discusses the importance of passing the CARE bill to ensure nuclear medicine technology standards nationwide

Cindi Luckett-Gilbert: Congress Should Support the CARE Bill

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 06:42:59 +0000

Cindi Luckett-Gilbert, MBA, CNMT, RT(N), a member of SNM’s Technologists Section (SNMTS), says that Congress should support the CARE Bill in order to ensure minimum standards nationwide for all nuclear medicine procedures.

JHU Doctor Concerned About Patient Access to Quality Care

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:06:48 +0000

A pediatric oncologist at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, David Loeb, MD, Ph.D., shares his story about a 19-year-old patient with cancer whose family and team of doctors fought with the insurance company to get her PET scans covered. He asserts that insurers must defer issues of medical necessity to physicians on the front lines who know the particulars of their patients’ cases better than anyone else and who are much more familiar with the medical literature to the determine which tests are medically necessary and which are not. This video was shown during the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) 2010 Annual Meeting Press Conference, held Monday, June 7 in Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information, visit www.snm.org/2010Press.

Minimally Invasive Image Guided Diagnostic, Therapeutic Care

Sun, 26 Sep 2010 04:36:56 +0000

About the Video: Dr. Gregg H. Zoarski, associate professor of Diagnostic Radiology and Director of Neuroradiology, discusses how radiology can be used in evaluating imaging procedures related to the brain and spine. About the Expert: Dr. Gregg Zoarski is the Director of Neuroradiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He is also an associate professor of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Related Links: Dr. Gregg Zoarski www.umm.edu UMMC Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine www.umm.edu UMMC Division of Neuroradiology www.umm.edu Radiology Health Guide www.umm.edu Distributed by Tubemogul.

Amnesty International reveals the rotting health care system in North Korea

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:24:25 +0000

Amnesty International reveals the rotting health care system in North Korea
According to a human rights group, Amnesty International, North Korea is unable to meet up to even the most basic health needs of its population. The report was released this Thursday.

This is a Backgrounder On Health Care

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:01:57 +0000

This is a Backgrounder On Health Care
America’s emergency rooms are in crisis. Emergency medicine encompasses the care of patients with traumatic injuries or serious signs and symptoms of disease. Quick evaluation and rapid treatment of these patients obviously cannot be done on an “elective” basis.

How To Take Care Of Your Vision

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:10:08 +0000

People are likely to incur vision care problems throughout life and many of those problems are easily treated. Some people might suffer from farsightedness, nearsightedness or blurred vision for no apparent reason. A qualified optometrist can perform a vision care examination to try to get to the root of the problems that a patient is experiencing and once the problem is identified, the doctor can create a specific treatment plan.

The vision acuity tests will also identify certain vision problems that could cause long-term disabilities if not aggressively treated by a number of methods. Patients with cataracts will probably notice the problem first because the lens of the affected eye will look cloudy. The ophthalmologist might expect an elderly person to have a nuclear cataract due to how old they are, but other vision care problems are possible because there are other lifestyles that produce cortical and sub-capsular cataracts.

Some vision care problems show no symptoms until irreparable damage is done. Glaucoma is one of those eye care problems that sneak up over a period of time and cause people to go blind without knowing why until it is too late. Glaucoma is one of the easiest to treat without any surgical procedures being performed. Most ophthalmologists will prescribe eye drops to be placed in each eye on a regular basis, and those that fail this simple task are the ones that go blind when there was no need to.

The vision care problems that vision care patients experience with glaucoma are diminished views with the peripheral vision capabilities of one or both eyes. This vision care problem will be ever so slight but over time it can be devastating to those that are diagnosed with this eye problem. The vision test that will identify those people who have glaucoma is a simple puff of air, which is blown into the eye by a handy tool called an ophthalmoscope.

Almost all vision care problems are caused by hereditary or are congenital in nature. People that make an investment in their eyesight by having regular eye exams will often discover vision problems before they develop into larger problems. They will also be assured of enjoying life with better visual acuity because the tests will identify problems and give physicians the upper hand in correcting them. Through regular check-ups and taking certain precautions during sports, or any outdoor activity, people will find that they have fewer problems with vision throughout life.

To avoid eye injuries while playing sports, a parent might require a child to wear protective eyewear or limit the child to non-contact sports where head contact is less prevalent. These precautions will keep vision problems to a minimum and ensure that a child will enter adulthood equipped with two vital resources that operate in pristine condition. Children should also learn to report any problem they have relating to vision because, as we all know, treating any type of problem quick before it gets even more complicated is the best form of medicine around.

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Health policy research roundup: Long-term care, diabetes disparities, health IT

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:24:16 +0000

Health policy research roundup: Long-term care, diabetes disparities, health IT
Annals of Internal Medicine: Cultural Competency Training and Performance Reports to Improve Diabetes Care for Black Patients – In this study, researchers measure the effects cultural competency training and performance training for physicians has on the clinical outcomes for black patients with diabetes.