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Overcoming Ultrasound Obstacles

In the 21st century, your first baby picture is likely to be snapped in the womb, and the same with the first video. Ultrasound exams—two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and four-dimensional—have become routine steps in prenatal care. With today’s image quality, parents who do not want to know the sex of their baby may find it difficult to […]

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2009 Medical Equipment Standards

Starting January 1, 2009, The Joint Commission implemented the Standards Improvement Initiative (SII). This involved revisions to the format, structure, numbering, and wording of standards and EPs. Redundant or nonessential standards and elements of performance were deleted, and similar standards and EPs were consolidated. Some EPs were split into separate requirements, and scoring categories were […]

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Network Communication Tips

Do you ever get calls like this? “HELP! I can’t send images to PACS!” Or, “I can’t print films from the workstation!” Or, “I can’t save my patient exam to the server!” The device could be an endoscopy acquisition station or an EMG/EEG machine that is running in local mode because it cannot connect to […]

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