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Learning Leadership: Leadership Skill Set 2: Self-Regulation

  Apr 21st, 2014   -     Professional Development   -  

Originally appeared in Incident Prevention: Learning Leadership: Leadership Skill Set 2: Self-Regulation Science validates that in order to be a top performer at any task, self-awareness – which is discussed at length in the February 2013 issue of Incident Prevention – and self-regulation are key. These two skills are the basis for what Dr. Daniel Goleman, […] Read More →

Social Skills in Leadership

     -     Professional Development   -  

Except taken from: Emotional Intelligence in Leadership Leaders who do well in the social skills element of emotional intelligence are great communicators. They’re just as open to hearing bad news as good news, and they’re expert at getting their team to support them and be excited about a new mission or project. Leaders who have […] Read More →

Empathy in Leadership – 10 Reasons Why It Matters

     -     Professional Development   -  

Originally written by Traveer Naseer: Empathy in Leadership – 10 Reasons Why It Matters Last week I had the distinct pleasure of co-hosting the weekly #LeadFromWithin tweetchat with Lolly Daskal. The subject of my chat was “The Role of Empathy in Leadership” and I have to say I was gratified by both the level of participation and […] Read More →

All Successful Leaders Need This Quality: Self-Awareness

     -     Professional Development   -  

Originally Appeared in Forbes: All Successful Leaders Need This Quality: Self-Awareness It’s always pleasant, if uncommon, to find out something you’ve long intuitively believed has been, unbeknownst to you, validated by research.  This was the case when I recently came across a study emphasizing the importance of “self-awareness” as a critical trait for successful leaders. The study was […] Read More →

Radiation Overdoses Point Up Dangers of CT Scans

  Apr 18th, 2014   -     News   -  

This article originally appeared in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/16/us/16radiation.html?_r=0 By WALT BOGDANICH Originally Published: October 15, 2009 At a time when Americans receive far more diagnostic radiation than ever before, two cases under scrutiny in California — one involving a large, well-known Los Angeles hospital, the other a tiny hospital in the northern part of the […] Read More →

Professional Development #1: Are you a “Super Tech”?

  Apr 16th, 2014   -     Professional Development   -  

Professional Development Series #1: Are you a “Super Tech”? We’ve heard this term before to describe those technologists who have pursued additional certifications, supervisory roles, advanced degrees, and other avenues of professional growth. These are people who have turned their job into a career. At AltusMedical we recognize those individuals who are committed to professional development and are here to help […] Read More →

Breast Tomography – Better than FFDM?

  Apr 9th, 2014   -     Mammography   -  

This is an excerpt from the article that appeared in Applied Radiology authored by Nadia Shah, MD, Tsz W. Ng, MD, and Ellen Shaw de Paredes, MD, FACR. “Mammography has proven to be an effective, cost-effective screening exam, which has reduced breast cancer mortality. Several technical modifications have been made to mammography since evolving from xeromammography to the development of […] Read More →

Cardiac CT

  Apr 2nd, 2014   -     CT   -  

Is Cardiac CT part of your practice? CT Angiography has been around for a number of years. Improved scanner resolution speed, software and protocols have made capturing a moving object – the heart – possible. However, not every facility is set up to perform this valuable diagnostic procedure. What are the best options and protocols for […] Read More →

June is MRI Safety Month at AltusMedical

  Mar 24th, 2014   -     MRI Safety   -  

June is MRI Safety Month at AltusMedical Come and join us at AltusMedical in making June MRI safety month. Please recall, a few years ago a 6-year-old boy died undergoing an MRI exam at a New York-area hospital when the machine’s powerful magnetic field jerked a metal oxygen tank across the room, crushing the child’s head (Full […] Read More →

AltusMedical Expert Patient Program

  Mar 12th, 2014   -     Expert Patient   -  

Today, with data provided from community health assessments throughout the nation as part of the Affordable Care Act, AltusMedical has identified many solvable chronic illnesses. There are communities where the hospitalization rate for diabetes are four times higher than people who live in same city. This, and chronic illness are solvable problems. We’ve decided to take action, […] Read More →