Introducing SonoScape Ultrasounds
Our Newest SonoScape Ultrasound Systems Quest Imaging Solutions houses a stable of industry-leading medical imaging devices. Chief among those are our ultrasound machines. We provide ultrasound sales and rentals for manufacturers, including G.E., Philips / ATL, Siemens / Acuson, Toshiba, Mindray, and SonoScape. SonoScape is a high-quality, technology company that has specialized in manufacturing and […]
OEC 9800 vs OEC 9900 – Comparing GE C-Arms
Which C-Arm Machine is Right For You? OEC 9800 vs OEC 9900 Being a prudent buyer, you’re conducting your due diligence on the C-Arms available for sale in today’s medical imaging equipment marketplace. Here we will help you research the GE OEC 9900 C-Arm and compare it to the GE OEC 9800 C-Arm, which is “a true workhorse in […]
Quest Imaging Solutions Teams With Medline Industries
Partnership Will Promote Imaging Equipment Sales and Rentals Throughout the USA July 1, 2015 Quest Imaging Solutions and Medline Industries announced today that they have joined forces to promote imaging equipment sales and rentals throughout the USA. “By combining the exceptional reach and penetration of Medline in hospitals and surgery centers with the quality of […]
Recalled Stryker Device Labeled Potentially Deadly By FDA
Stryker’s recent recall of its Midline Occiput Plate has been assigned the FDA’s most serious Class 1 label. This indicates that a malfunctioning component of the spinal surgery device could possibly have fatal consequences. Stryker initiated the recall in May, after reports that the pin that connects the implant’s tulip head to the plate body can fracture, […]
Student/Industry Collaboration Creates Success
Programs such as Capstone Design bring together engineering students and medtech industry leaders to free up industry resources and provide students with real-world experience. Here are three examples from Medtronic, GE Healthcare, and 3M. For GE Healthcare, teams created an electrically powered lift for increasingly weighty CT scanners. Project 1: GE Scanner Project Title: GE […]
6 Steps To Create The Most Successful Team Of Employees At Your Surgery Center
Ambulatory surgery center owners and administrators often times will credit a large part of their center’s success to its staff. Understanding that hiring the right staff can have a major impact on the success of the ASC, it is imperative to know how to find the best possible candidates for the job. Maggie Summerfelt, administrator […]
The Most Threatening Factors For Currently Operating ASCs
Ambulatory surgery centers are not immune to the competitive nature of the healthcare industry, and every day ASC owners will be faced with many threats to maintaining a successful practice. In this article two ASC industry experts — Luke Lambert, MBA, CFA, CASC, and Joseph Zasa, JD — analyze the most unavoidable threats to ASC success […]
Medical App Of The Week: Doximity
Doximity can be best described as a physician social network “plus.” Like all social networks, the app gives users the ability to connect with each other on a one-to-one basis. Where it really has value though is in the features that have been layered on top of this. First is a more comprehensive peer-to-peer communication […]
Maximize Reimbursement in Surgery Centers
In order to continuously increase net revenue you must ensure that you are getting the maximum reimbursement for your surgery center. Michelle Punshon is the administrative director of Musculoskeletal Ambulatory Surgery Centers at Coastal Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Bradenton, Fla. When she first came to the Coastal Orthopedics & Sports Medicine surgery centers she […]
GE Healthcare Recalling Several Nuclear Medicine Imaging Systems
GE Healthcare recently became aware of an incident at a VA Medical Center facility in the US. A patient died due to injuries sustained while being scanned on an Infinia Hawkeye 4 Nuclear Medicine System. On July 03, 2013 GE notified hospitals that they were recalling several Nuclear Medicine Imaging Systems because serious injuries or […]