Stories by Sean Ruck
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Radiologists converge in Vienna for the ECR meeting
by Sean Ruck 06/20/2022Q&A with Regina Beets-Tan, president of ESR
Are you ready for the annual RSNA meeting?
by Sean Ruck 11/01/2021Exclusive Q&A with association president Mary Mahoney
Q&A with Jennifer Woods of McLaren Northern Michigan
by Sean Ruck 11/01/2021Opening a new, smarter hospital wing
Are you ready for the ASTRO annual meeting?
by Sean Ruck 09/22/2021Q&A with ASTRO president Dr. Laura Dawson
Behind the scenes at MemorialCare
by Sean Ruck 09/22/2021Q&A with Helen Macfie, chief transformation officer at MemorialCare
Bringing an innovative approach to healthcare
by Sean Ruck 08/19/2021Q&A with Sy Johnson, chief of staff, Renown Health
How a failing hospital was turned around to become a nationally recognized leader
by Sean Ruck 07/20/2021Q&A with Bob Page and Tammy Peterman of the University of Kansas Health System
A rural hospital making big moves
by Sean Ruck 06/22/2021Q&A with Dr. Katherine Bunting, CEO of Fairfield Memorial Hospital in Illinois
Q&A with SNMMI president-elect Richard Wahl
by Sean Ruck 05/18/2021Checking in with the leading nuclear medicine and molecular imaging society to find out what’s in store at the upcoming annual meeting
Discussing the state of HTM and upcoming AAMI Exchange
by Sean Ruck 04/19/2021Q&A with AAMI acting president and CEO Steve Campbell
Getting prepared for the biggest event in imaging informatics
by Sean Ruck 04/19/2021Q&A with Dr. Christopher Roth, committee chair for SIIM
Looking ahead to the annual ACC meeting
by Sean Ruck 03/22/2021Q&A with Dr. Y.S. Chandrashekhar, editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging
Q&A with ECR President, Michael Fuchsjäger
by Sean Ruck 02/24/2021Find out what to expect at the European Society of Radiology's big event, now underway
Taking a data-driven approach to healthcare in Chicago
by Sean Ruck 10/28/2020Q&A with Vanessa Roshell-Stacks, former VP, Care Coordination, Clinical Documentation and Hospital Operations at Rush University
Q&A with RSNA president Dr. James Borgstede
by Sean Ruck 10/28/2020Discussing the radiology community's biggest event of the year, beginning November 29
Q&A with incoming ASTRO chair, Dr. Thomas Eichler
by Sean Ruck 09/21/2020Getting ready for radiation oncology’s biggest event of the year
Caring for growing families in uncertain times
by Sean Ruck 09/21/2020Rochelle Johnson, director of nursing for the Birth Center at Regions Hospital
Culture, management and the impact on safety
by Sean Ruck 09/21/2020Best practices for overseeing a radiation oncology department
Establishing better workflow with an MR dashboard
by Sean Ruck 08/19/2020How Johns Hopkins implemented an MR dashboard, and what it's meant for them
Preplanning for pandemic response
by Sean Ruck 08/19/2020How Northwell Health prepared for the financial challenges of COVID-19
Q&A with Dr. Ed Sabanegh, president of the main campus and regional hospital system, Cleveland Clinic
by Sean Ruck 07/20/2020How a military background provided effective healthcare leadership skills
HTM chem tales: Cleaning and disinfecting
by Sean Ruck 07/20/2020Is your in-house service team properly disinfecting equipment?
An Rx for laughter
by Sean Ruck 07/20/2020The easily-overlooked importance of humor in healthcare
A dose of prevention for reducing radiation exposure
by Sean Ruck 07/20/2020Tips for safety in the interventional suite
Q&A with AHRA president Chris Tomlinson
by Sean Ruck 06/18/2020Checking in with the leading organization for radiology department managers on COVID-19 and the upcoming virtual meeting
Q&A with AHRMM chair Dee Donatelli
by Sean Ruck 06/18/2020Discussing supply chain, COVID-19, and the virtual meeting in September
From app to service — a tool to battle COVID-19
by Sean Ruck 06/18/2020How technology developed at Johns Hopkins to monitor HIV patients has been repurposed for the pandemic
Q&A with Dolan Dalpoas, CEO of Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
by Sean Ruck 06/18/2020Achieving environmental excellence at a small hospital in Illinois
Building a team that works — even during a pandemic
by Sean Ruck 06/18/2020Doug Kirsop, transformation director at OhioHealth, discusses the process of building up a collaborative HTM department
Health technology (team!) management
by Sean Ruck 05/08/2020The importance of a teamwork mentality in clinical engineering
Safely working via remote access
by Sean Ruck 05/08/2020As more healthcare employees find themselves working from home, remote access security concerns take center stage
Q&A with Amy Kavalewitz and Danny Blacker of Rice University
by Sean Ruck 05/08/2020Sharing design plans for DIY ventilators free online for facilities facing critical shortages
Q&A with Robert Jensen, president and CEO of AAMI
by Sean Ruck 05/08/2020Discover how AAMI is leaning into online platforms to keep HTM professionals safe, informed and at the top of their trade
Q&A with SIIM chair-elect Dr. Marc Kohli
by Sean Ruck 05/08/2020Get to know the imaging informatics expert, and the benefits of getting involved with the leading imaging informatics society
Q&A with SNMMI incoming president Alan Packard
by Sean Ruck 05/08/2020With a robust virtual meeting coming up, we learn about the initiatives SNMMI will be focusing on in the coming year, and the key topics shaping molecular imaging
In device sterilization, education is the first line of defense
by Sean Ruck 05/08/2020Exploring the distinctions between high-level disinfection and sterilization
Discussing the role of proton therapy and the importance of the National Association for Proton Therapy (NAPT)
by Sean Ruck 03/17/2020Q&A with Abram Gordon, executive director of the Cincinnati Children's Pediatric Center
Harnessing the power of a daily management system
by Sean Ruck 03/17/2020How Seattle Cancer Care Alliance leaned on team effort to implement a successful DMS
Q&A with Brett Lee, president of Texas Health Frisco
by Sean Ruck 03/17/2020Building up the culture and capabilities of a new team in a new hospital
The cost savings potential of non-emergency transport
by Sean Ruck 03/17/2020A novel approach to ensuring patients are able to arrive on time to their appointments
Cardiac CT — Not enough of a good thing
by Sean Ruck 02/18/2020The uphill battle in heart imaging
Cardiac MR’s call for collaboration
by Sean Ruck 02/18/2020By working with other departments, cardiac MR provides unique value
Care and accountability
by Sean Ruck 02/18/2020Delivering honesty and transparency in the wake of a medical error
Q&A with Brian Eastwood of World Health Care Congress
by Sean Ruck 02/18/2020The 17th annual World Health Care Congress (WHCC20) which was scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C. March 29 – April 1 has been postponed. Event coordinators are working on rescheduling for later this year.
Building success on culture and community
by Sean Ruck 02/18/2020Q&A with Wesley Hoyt, COO for Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System
Saving time and money with RTLS
by Sean Ruck 01/14/2020How Texas Health employed lean strategies to get its asset tracking system back in gear
Physician training beyond the clinical
by Sean Ruck 01/14/2020The importance of a strong physician leadership training program
Radiology’s reimbursement rub
by Sean Ruck 01/14/2020Positioning radiology for success in an evolving reimbursement landscape
Q & A with Kris Gose, president of OU Medical Center
by Sean Ruck 01/14/2020Opening a new patient tower in Oklahoma City over ten years in the making
Q&A with ESR president, Prof. Boris Brkljačić
by Sean Ruck 01/14/2020Building partnerships toward a unified imaging community