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AHRA’s Carlos Vasquez: The Evolving Role of Imaging Manager
AHRA President Carlos Vasquez discusses how the medical imaging manager’s role continues to evolve, driven by an increased reliance on data and the reality of having to do more with less.
The role of the medical imaging manager continues to evolve, driven by an increased reliance on data and the reality of having to do more with less.
“We need to reinvent ourselves to develop new ways to work together,” Carlos Vasquez, CRA, FAHRA, president of AHRA, the association for medical imaging management, said at the recent annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.
Here, Vasquez details the challenges facing medical imaging managers and offers some advice for thriving in this environment. Vasquez discusses:
• The need for imaging managers to arm themselves with data, and the AHRA’s new datalynx tool, developed in collaboration with Regents Health to benchmark practice operational and financial data;
• The opportunity - and challenge - for administrators to increase their visibility among hospital leadership; and
• The future of the AHRA as an advocacy organization.
The Reading Room: Artificial Intelligence: What RSNA 2020 Offered, and What 2021 Could Bring
December 5th 2020Nina Kottler, M.D., chief medical officer of AI at Radiology Partners, discusses, during RSNA 2020, what new developments the annual meeting provided about these technologies, sessions to access, and what to expect in the coming year.
A Victory for Radiology: New CMS Proposal Would Provide Coverage of CT Colonography in 2025
July 12th 2024In newly issued proposals addressing changes to coverage for Medicare services in 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its intent to provide coverage of computed tomography colonography (CTC) for Medicare beneficiaries in 2025.
Study: Use of Preoperative MRI 46 Percent Less Likely for Black Women with Breast Cancer
July 11th 2024In the study of over 1,400 women with breast cancer, researchers noted that Black women with dense breasts or lobular histology were significantly less likely to have preoperative MRI exams than White women with the same clinical characteristics.
