Top Jobs in Healthcare 2024 Did Not Include Radiologic Technology!
The list for the best healthcare jobs in 2024 is published this month and radiologic technologist did not make the list. Radiation therapist is listed at number... Read more.
How Young Is Too Young to Work in Healthcare?
We are all having conversations about the shortage of healthcare professionals. What to do? Some professions are showing upticks in student registrations... Read more.
The Paper Ceiling: Tearing It Down?
The Paper Ceiling: (n) the invisible barrier that comes at every turn for workers without a bachelor’s degree. This weekend I saw a television advertisement from... Read more.
Are Strikes Going to Pick Up Where Pandemic Resignations Ended?
Many healthcare watchers and investors were taken by surprise when more than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers went on strike in the first week of October 2023. The... Read more.
Following 2023 Trends in the Radiologic Technologist Staffing Shortage
As we celebrate AHEC’s 35th birthday in October, I am remembering our history and the times we experienced staffing shortages. I can compare those experiences... Read more.
MRI Safety Accidents Increasing – Danger Ahead
Regardless of how many new regulations, recommendations, suggestions, policies and procedures, and common-sense knowledge we implement, MRI safety accidents continue... Read more.
Ageism in Healthcare = Unfair Treatment
I will never forget the words from the Emergency Room Doctor when my mother-in-law was transported from the assisted living to the local Emergency Room for pain... Read more.
ASRT Launches New Patient Shielding Task Force Webpage
I have written several blogs about the current shielding practice errors over the last two years as the shielding debate has led to multiple erroneous new shielding... Read more.
Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Tied to Radiologic Technology Weekend Shift Work
A new study scheduled for publication in the January 2023 issue of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists journal, Radiologic Technology, underscores the... Read more.
Can Trained Radiologic Technologists Be the Answer to Radiologist Shortages?
By Marilyn Sackett, MEd, RT(R), FASRT In the September 2022 issue of the RSNA journal, Radiology, an article appeared about research done in the United Kingdom’s... Read more.
We Will Never Be Where We Were Prior to 2020
Has COVID changed your view of life, work, and the world? We really don’t know what to do about ourselves. We are burned out, anxious, exhausted, apathetic,... Read more.
Pandemics, Vaccines, and What Do I Do Next?
The news just keeps on coming. One disease after another. What should I do? What are my risks and what is my plan of action? Everyone has an opinion. Are they... Read more.
CT Jobs Abound – Do We Have an Answer to the Shortage of RT’s?
Advertisements, sign on bonuses, and robust hiring packages are the grist of the labor mill recently. It appears that COVID-19 took a toll on more than just... Read more.
News Flash for Radiologic Technologists!
Big Changes are Big News Keeping you updated on the latest changes that affect the way you maintain your license and credentials: Homestudy Changes The required... Read more.
Starwars, Wearable Technology, and Virtual Healthcare
There’s no denying that wearable technology has become a hot arena for innovators. All types of applications are developing with a diversity that is astounding.... Read more.
Transgender Identity Crisis: Theirs or OURS?
The year 2015 was a banner year for advances in transgender visibility. Caitlyn Jenner came out as a woman starring on the cover of the magazine Vanity Fair. TLC... Read more.
Uberizing Healthcare: Bringing Back the House Call?
This new term, “uberizing” or “uberization”, has many different meanings. As I see the term used in articles, blogs, and ads it seems to have different interpretations.... Read more.
Fingerprinting And Health Professionals?
Are you fingerprinted? If not, get ready.... Read more.
Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns-2015
The top ten safety concerns of 2015 as identified by ECRI and confirmed by others make those in healthcare ponder where we are at risk. Review the list to see where your... Read more.
Is It Apathy or Is It Ignorance?
One of my favorite late night shows was Jay Leno and his segments on “Jaywalking” This segment had Jay going to a public park or boardwalk and interviewing people... Read more.
The “Right-To-Try” Before I Die
“Jimmy Clark figures he has only so much time left, maybe five years in a best-case scenario, less than two if things go south quick. He’s trying to stay positive,... Read more.
Radiation Protection and Politics
A petition to reinstate the required administrative rule from the Texas Department of State Health Services, Bureau of Radiation Control is gaining momentum. This... Read more.
Bang Head Here!
So here I sit on New Year’s Eve contemplating this year of 2014. I will not be sad to leave it behind and as the eternal optimist I look forward to a better... Read more.
AHEC blog 2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog... Read more.
Are We Sinking Ourselves in Medical Debt?
Several of my friends, independently, have told me their stories about their experiences with Obamacare. All the stories are similar in many ways and entail recounting... Read more.
Shake, Bump, or High Five? The nature of germs
This picture shows the powder transferred during a handshake simulating germ spread. According to this picture we should have handshake free zones in our health... Read more.
New Rules Limit Contact in High School Football Practice
When I lived in a small central Texas town I was on call every Friday night. I had seats on the 50 yard line and the team physician knew exactly where my seat was.... Read more.
Ready, Puff, Go in Washington State
It’s just hours away when the state of Washington has the first licensed recreational pot stores open. Many of the just awarded licensees received an email in... Read more.
Broken Trail of Promises at the VA Hospitals
It was reported last week by CNN that at least 40 veterans have died waiting for treatment at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care System. They revealed the... Read more.
Debates Over Human Euthanasia
I am confused this week by the conflicting stories in the news. Just what is human euthanasia? When is it justified? Who qualifies for it? Much press was given to... Read more.
New FDA approved Painkiller More Addictive?
When my son had his knee replacement at age 49, I stayed to help during the rehab .My son is a line foreman for the local utility company. He has spent the last... Read more.
AARP Bulletin Advises Members Against Medical Tests
I wonder how many patients Elizabeth Agnvall has sent to an early grave today? The latest AARP Bulletin screams the headline- Doctors say: Skip These Tests! “Doctors... Read more.
The Medical Marijuana Debate or Do You Need a Reefer?
The debate rages on in the media about the benefits and complications of legalizing medical marijuana. We have seen the long lines in Colorado already for those... Read more.
HealthGrades Report to the Nation for 2014
I received my notice that the HealthGrades Report on hospital quality outcomes for 2014 was online. If you are not well versed in the HealthGrades ratings, it... Read more.
Influences and Perceptions: How our intuitions deceive us
Why is it that I believe certain truisms? Did I learn them as a child or was I taught by the television ad? We are much more likely to believe an anecdote or story... Read more.
Marijuana Laws Collide
The media is finally addressing one of the most important and interesting societal changes happening in our country today. When we are not reading about the violence... Read more.
You May Know One, You May Work For One or You May Be One: The Bosshole!
From the Urban Dictionary: an employer of a particularly evil nature, completely devoid of empathy or concern for anyone else, the deadly hybrid of boss and asshole.... Read more.
Do You Shop Your Diagnosis Until The Doctor Tells You What You Want To Hear?
We all can tell stories about the visit to the doctor’s office. It was too crowded. I had to wait too long. The Doctor was insensitive to my complaints. I left... Read more.
Can Brain Scans Become the new EKGs for Mental Illness?
In the last few weeks the online and print communities have been touting neuroimaging research. Every disease of the brain, as well as some normal functions, are... Read more.
The Patient’s Rights and the 5 ”Rights” of Imaging
If you have been a patient in any health care situation recently, you have experienced a denial of some type of medical care. It could have been a procedure that... Read more.
Supreme Court Rules Natural Human Genes Cannot Be Patented
Genetic testing won in the Supreme Court decision yesterday. The patented genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 held by Myriad Genetics was thrown out opening the... Read more.
Boom or Bust: Has Radiologic Technology Employment Seen It’s Day?
Do you have a job? Or are you one of the many, either experienced or newly graduated, who cannot find employment? Visit any of the social media websites such as... Read more.
Genetic Counselors and Breast Centers Overwhelmed with Phone Calls after Jolie’s Announcement
The aftermath of Angelina Jolie’s announcement on May 14 has sent the telephones at genetic, cancer and breast centers ringing off the wall. FORCE, a nonprofit... Read more.
Walking Beneficial in Cancer Prevention and Risk Reduction
Diagnosis: Breast cancer, Colorectal cancer, Endometrial cancer RX: Physical Exercise: Get yourself a dog Many of the latest studies show a direct relationship... Read more.
California Supreme Court Rules for Bans of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
This controversy continues to hold the spotlight. California voters legalized medical marijuana in 1996. The tax income it generates is astronomical, yet the California... Read more.
“Never-Events” and Medical Mistakes are Common in Surgery
The April issue of Surgery magazine reports a new patient safety study from John Hopkins University School of Medicine concerning medical mistakes in surgery. These... Read more.
Can You Believe It? Hospital Denies Employment Because of Weight
Can You Believe it? A Hospital Has Said Only Thin People Can Work Here! It is NOT illegal. Just as smoking has become a condition for not hiring, a Texas hospital... Read more.
Gamma Knife petition
On behalf of all who are working hard to repeal Section 634 and stop the decreases to cobalt radiosurgery we ask your assistance in signing our on-line petition.On... Read more.