Dear Readers, The concept of auditing the quality of care provided by a healthcare facility and of clinical outcome, is not a new one. However, in a number of countries the importance of auditing clinical work has risen rapidly up the agenda and is now included as a quality standard for healthcare facilities. Evidence of involvement in the audit...
READ MOREEurostat Figures Show Growth in Research Funding Recent figures from Eurostat on research spending across the European Union show a growing trend in research investment. In 2007, the EU spent 229 billion euro on research and development (R&D), equivalent to 1.85% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The EU has set itself the goal of spending 3%...
READ MOREAuthor Prof. Seppo Soimakallio Chairman Department of Radiology Tampere University Hospital Tampere, Finland [email protected] In Finland, the introduction of the requirement for clinical audits in the legislation in accordance with Council Directive 97/43/EURATOM has resulted in...
READ MOREWhat Needs to be Done to Improve Uptake? Author Dr. Andras Vargha Chief Radiologist Department of Radiology Gróf Eszterházy Hospital Pápa, Hungary [email protected] In today’s medical imaging department, the sophistication of technology means that we already automatically know quite a lot...
READ MOREPart II - Developing Intelligent Structures and Managing the Change Authors Prof. Dr. Frederik L. Giesel National German Cancer Centre Department of Radiology Heidelberg, Germany [email protected] Dr. Philipp Herold Project Manager Radiological Imaging Training...
READ MOREAuthor Prof. Boris Brkljacic President Croatian Society of Radiology Also, Chairman Dept. of Radiology University Hospital Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia [email protected] Prof. Boris Brkljacic works as professor and chairman of the department of radiology at the medical...
READ MOREInterviewee Prof. Jose L. Zamorano Director Cardiovascular Institute Hospital Clínico San Carlos Madrid, Spain Also, President European Association of Echocardiography [email protected] With over 190 peer-reviewed publications and an impact factor of over...
READ MOREAuthor Asst. Prof. Vinko Vidjak Acting Head Clinical Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology University Hospital “Merkur” Zagreb, Croatia [email protected] Asst. Prof. Vinko Vidjak was the...
READ MOREAuthor Asst. Prof. Drazen Huic Head of Department Centre for Radiation Medicine and Protection University Hospital Rebro Zagreb, Croatia [email protected] Asst. Prof. Drazen Huic, 46, has been working in nuclear medicine since 1991. He is a nuclear medicine specialist and presently...
READ MOREDear readers, More and more medical imaging department managers are scrutinising the process by which appointments with patients are being made, for the simple reason that it represents one clear method of increasing productivity and optimising patient flow in the department. So, what are the first steps to generating an overview of the potential...
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