A Quiet Day In Accra
Just a brief note...I spent most of the day at Dean ' s Guest House, getting over jet-lag, and talking with my team members. Brian, radiologically-trained PACS administrator, has been here a week, and has had great discussions with the folks at Korle Bu. He ' s made significant progress on a number of issues. Tomorrow, Erin, Radiology and NM technology educator , and I dive in and offer expertise where we can. My jobs will include working with Radiology residents, and with the Nuclear Medicine Department, primarily to get them more comfortable with their Merge PACS, and also to give a few lectures and work with them in any...
Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - October 23, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
Made It!
Well, here I am in Ghana! Everyone I ' ve met so far has been great, save for the lady who was quite convinced that I had her suitcase at baggage claim. The lady at Customs wanted to be sure my suitcase full of medical supplies was indeed that, and no doubt seeing my two rolls of Charmin within upon opening the case convinced her that I was on the up-and-up. Mack and Teddy from Korle Bu IT retrieved me from the airport and negotiated the rather treacherous night traffic here in Accra to deliver me safely to Dean ' s Guest House, near the hospital campus. I ' ve settled into my small but serviceable room, unpacked, and...
Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - October 22, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
Agfa F***s Up
I am on the e-mail list for Agfa ' s Daily Blog Update, and it often contains interesting information. But imagine my surprise when THIS came through this morning:I immediately clutched my pearls to my ample bosom and experienced a bad case of the vapors. Such language!Agfa immediately sent out an apology:Our sincere apologies are in order. The first article in our daily blog update today was not appropriate. We strive to bring you a wide selection of relevant articles from around the web to promote thought, present new ideas, and offer insights into the ever-changing world of eHealth and Digital Imaging. We messed up toda...
Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - October 19, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
Directions...
Wow. It ' s been three months since I last checked in with you, my loyal readers. All 3 of you. As you might guess from reading my ranting over the past 11-plus years, I ' ve been in the midst of a dilemma, in this case trying to figure out what my future should hold. There are many directions to go, many options to consider, and many needs to satisfy. But I think I ' ve got it. Finally.To be totally honest, my basic instinct was to retire completely at the end of the year. Which was my intentionlast year, but somehow I stayed on. And I will indeed continue to work for another year, although I ' ll cut back my weeks e...
Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - October 5, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
She Flies Again!
Courtesy Smithsonian National Air and Space MuseumAfter a long restoration, the U.S.S Enterprise flies again, in a position of honor in the revamped Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. The new climate controlled case (the model once was hung on wires out in the open) sits amidst quite a few non-fictional aircraft and spacecraft, such as a Lunar Lander, Yeager's Bell X-1, Sputnik I, The Spirit of St. Louis, the Apollo 11 Command Module, and some other good stuff. Why is a model of a fictional ship included here?Yes, it's just a model, but...This collection of wood, vacuum-forme...
Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - July 10, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
McKesson Sells IT Division...To Dump Earlier Mistake???
You've all heard by now that healthcare giant McKesson will spin off its IT division. Here's the bullet from Fortune:Healthcare services provider McKesson said it would combine most of its information technology business with Change Healthcare Holdings to form a new company with combined pro forma annual revenue of $3.4 billion.Change Healthcare, a provider of software and analytics, network solutions, and technology-enabled services, will contribute all of its businesses to the new company, with the exception of its pharmacy switch and prescription routing business.Tennessee-based Change Healthcare is majority owned by Bl...
Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - July 1, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
Bad Design Kills...
You might remember my post earlier this year concerning failed Kickstarter projects and bad EHRs. I also noted that even a big company such as Damlier Fiat Chrysler could embrace a really bad design, in this case, the gearshift. I quoted from Fox News at that time:Electronic gear shifters on some newer Fiat Chrysler SUVs and cars are so confusing that drivers have exited the vehicles with the engines running and while they are still in gear, causing crashes and serious injuries, U.S. safety investigators have determined...Agency tests found that operating the center console shift lever "is not intuitive and provides poor t...
Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - June 21, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
Life Is Short, Play Hard...Anton Yelchin, The " New " Chekov, Dies At 27
We ' ve lost yet another Star Trek actor, and it is a sad occasion, indeed. Today, we lost Anton Yelchin, the 27-year-old Russian-born actor who played Chekov in J.J. Abram ' s reboot of < i > Star Trek. < /i > < br / > < br / > < table align= " center " cellpadding= " 0 " cellspacing= " 0 " class= " tr-caption-container " style= " margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; " > < tbody > < tr > < td style= " text-align: center; " > < a href= " http://www.trbimg.com/img-5766f704/turbine/la-yelchin-as-star-trek-s-chekhov-20160619/1100/1100x619 " imageanchor= " 1 " style= " margin-left: auto; margin-righ...
Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - June 20, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
Life Is Short, Play Hard...Anton Yelchin, The "New" Chekov, Dies At 27
We've lost yet another Star Trek actor, and it is a sad occasion, indeed. Today, we lost Anton Yelchin, the 27-year-old Russian-born actor who played Chekov in J.J. Abram's reboot of Star Trek.Image courtesy ILM/AP, LA TimesFrom the WikiPedia:Yelchin was born March 11, 1989, in Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia). His parents, Irina Korina and Viktor Yelchin, were pair figure skaters who were celebrities as stars of the Leningrad Ice Ballet for 15 years. His family is Jewish; in the USSR, they were subjected to religious and political oppression. Yelchin had said: "My grandparents suffered in ways I canâ...
Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - June 20, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
YUVGE Disappointment
Our Universal Disappointment has been updated to the latest and greatest, Version 6.x. I should have been more wary, as a certain other Version 6.x has led to a lot of Pain And Constant Suffering. But no, I was optimistic. After a YEAR of having to reopen examinations four and five times to make all the images load, lo and behold, the New and Improved Universal Disappointment did indeed fix the problem. And even more exciting to us, it seemed to be more generous about showing saved measurements as well. We thought we were back in business.Now, that's not to say that UV6 fixed everything. We still have windows covering over...
Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - May 9, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
Siemens Health-Imagineers
From Siemens comes this press-release:Today Siemens Healthcare unveiled its new brand name Siemens Healthineers. The new brand underlines Siemens Healthcare's pioneering spirit and its engineering expertise in the healthcare industry. It is unique and bold and best describes the Healthcare organization and its people – the people accompanying, serving and inspiring customers – the people behind outstanding products and solutions."We have an exceptional track record of engineering and scientific excellence and are consistently at the forefront of developing innovative clinical solutions that enable providers to off...
Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - May 6, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
Gomerblog On EHR's...
Gotta love < a href= " http://www.gomerblog.com/ " > Gomerblog < /a > . In fact, I urge all of you to subscribe for a dose of medical humor far more sophisticated than what I provide here. < br / > < br / > Today ' s entry follows upon the heels of the wishful thinking April Fools ' Day post. (I do have it on good authority that Apple really < i > IS < /i > working on medical software, but my source would have had to kill me had he elaborated.) < br / > < br / > The dirty little secret seems to be that the EHR programmers didn ' t know their software would be used on real, live patients! & nbsp;Wow... < br / > < br / > F...
Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - April 13, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
Gomerblog On EHR's...
Gotta love Gomerblog. In fact, I urge all of you to subscribe for a dose of medical humor far more sophisticated than what I provide here.Today's entry follows upon the heels of the wishful thinking April Fools' Day post. (I do have it on good authority that Apple really IS working on medical software, but my source would have had to kill me had he elaborated.)The dirty little secret seems to be that the EHR programmers didn't know their software would be used on real, live patients! Wow...From Gomerblog:EMR Developers Shocked to Learn How Their Software is Actually UsedBy Gomerblog Team on Apr 12, 2016 07:00 pmSever...
Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - April 13, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
Apple EHR " The Narrative Of Your Life "
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Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - April 1, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
Apple EHR "The Narrative Of Your Life"
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Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - April 1, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
