RadNews
November 2012

IN THIS ISSUE:
National Rad Tech Week
2013 QA Indicators
New Client Web Access
New from NationalRad & More!

Celebrate National Rad Tech Week, November 4-10!

National Radiologic Technology Week® is celebrated every November to recognize the vital work of rad techs all across the nation. Each year, a new theme for Rad Tech Week is introduced. This year, we are celebrating, "It's What's Inside that Counts".

November is the month that x-rays were discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen in 1895. National Radiologic Technology Week is an event of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT). To learn more about the celebration, CLICK HERE.

We would like to recognize and thank all of excellent rad techs we work with for all you do for patients. It is a pleasure to work with you. Happy National Rad Tech Week!

New Imaging Quality Assurance Indicators for 2013

Caryn Nolen, NationalRad's Director of Quality Assurance (QA) and Chief Radiologic Technologist, has announced new QA indicators for the year 2013. Starting in January, the following added to the list of quality indicators to be evaluated:

     + Artifacts
     + Coil and ROI (region of interest) positioning
     + Adherence to protocol

These three indicators will be added to the 2013 QA Spreadsheets in an effort to continue to strive for image excellence. Please email Caryn with any questions at CNOLEN@NATIONALRAD.COM.

How to Access NationalRad Diagnostic Reports Starting November 1, 2012

Beginning November 1, our site you previously accessed for diagnostic reports (ris.nationalrad.com) will no longer be available for report retrieval. Our new client website can be accessed by using the following web address, HTTPS://CLIENTS.NATIONALRAD.COM/PORTAL/, or by clicking on the Client Login link / button in the upper right-hand corner of our website, NATIONALRAD.COM. If you have any questions in regards to the new site, please contact us at 954-698-9399 or email Elaine at EBRESNAHAN@NATIONALRAD.COM.

New from NationalRad: Announcements

PAUL M. SHERMAN, MD, NationalRad Neuroradiologist, Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiologic Science at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Herbert School of Medicine and Residency Program Director at the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, was just selected to the Transitional Year Residency Review Committee of the AMERICAN COUNCIL OF GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME). Dr. Sherman will serve a three-year national academic appointment with ACGME. We congratulate Dr. Sherman on this great honor.

We are pleased to announce that Caryn Nolen is now leading our Facebook community! Caryn has started sharing information, links and stories that are helpful to clients and fellow rad techs. Please join her on Facebook, share information, have a dialogue, ask questions, and enjoy. Of course, please do not share any patient-related or sensitive information, and please do not hesitate to call if you need Caryn or anyone at NationalRad. Click the following link to access our Facebook page: FACEBOOK.COM/NATIONALRAD.

New from NationalRad: Upcoming Presentations & Lectures

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY (ACR) 2012 ANNUAL MEETING, November 12, 2012, Washington, D.C.

+ Challenges in X-ray Diagnosis - DONALD J. FLEMMING, MD

RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA (RSNA) 98TH SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY AND ANNUAL MEETING, November 25-30, 2012, Chicago, IL

+ Moderator - Musculoskeletal (Elbow and Wrist) - DONALD J. FLEMMING, MD

+ Contrast Extension into the Posterior Superior Chondrolabral Junction of the Hip on MR Arthrography: Tear or Normal Variant - DONALD J. FLEMMING, MD and TIMOTHY J. MOSHER, MD

+ Spine Pain Management - CAROL L. ANDREWS, MD

+ Patterns of Athletic Pubalgia in Football Players - WILLIAM B. MORRISON, MD

+ Moderator - Musculoskeletal (Knee) - WILLIAM B. MORRISON, MD

+ MR of the Rotator Cuff and Impingement including Postoperative Cuff - MICHAEL B. ZLATKIN, MD, FRCPC

+ MRI of Instability Excluding SLAP Lesions - TIMOTHY G. SANDERS, MD

+ The Uncovered Anchor Sign: Utility for Diagnosis of Rotator Cuff and Labral Repair Failure - WILLIAM B. MORRISON, MD

+ Radiology Reporting: Is There a “Best” Practice? - WILLIAM B. MORRISON, MD

+ Tumor - DONALD J. FLEMMING, MD

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