From the November 2011 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine


Changes to come
“Definitely we’re going to see more convergence of radiography and fluoroscopy systems into combined rooms,” predicts Lobree, referring to both tableside and remote-controlled rooms. He also mentions that moving forward, manufacturers will provide more of a variety of economical solutions. “Customers like to have a wide selection of configurations and versions so that they can really tailor the product to their budget,” he says.

“More and more customers will want to maximize their investment from an economic perspective,” says Niepel. “They want to see 100 percent fluoro and they want to see 100 percent radiography to make their investment pay off. They also want to be compelling to their patients, so they position themselves as a dose leader in terms that they apply the least dose to their customers and their patients.”
Widmann feels that workflow simplification is going to be a growing trend. “I think there will be a continued pressure to find methods to make a hospital department more productive, more effective in how they use equipment,” he says.

“I think it’s something that will never go away,” says Serrao. “It’s the bread and butter of all the radiology departments or clinics; whereas the higher-end stuff—like CT and MR—evolve and something else goes away, the basic stuff always remains there.”

DOTmed Registered Radiographic. Rad/Fluoro Companies

Names in boldface are Premium Listings.
Domestic
Ted Huss, Medical Imaging Resources, CA
DOTmed Certified
Nathalie Umpierrez, AMT Medical Technology and Equipment Corp, FL
David Denholtz, Integrity Medical Systems, Inc., FL
DOTmed Certified
DOTmed 100
Ed Ruth, Managed Medical Imaging, FL
DOTmed Certified
Mary Fowler, Espie Service Group, GA
DOTmed Certified
DOTmed 100
Larry Sprague, Imaging Resources, GA
Steve Layton, Steve Layton X-ray Services, Inc., GA
Glenn R. Hammerquist, Berrien X-Ray, MI
Krista Kotrla, Block Imaging International, Inc., MI
DOTmed 100
GEORGE Pardue, Imaging Affiliates, Inc, NC
Joe Brock, Troff Medical, NC
Joseph Jenkins, International Imaging Ltd., NV
Joseph A. Nelsen, JOJ-XRS, TX
DOTmed Certified

International
Mads Vittrup, AGITO Medical, Denmark
DOTmed 100
Imad Muati, IMC, Syria
DOTmed 100
Hector Araya, Araya y Cia Ltda, Chile
Tajinder Singh Bhatia, MRI Services, India

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