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By Michael Lilly, MD, RPVI, RVT The pandemic has accelerated an already rapid evolution in the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) across the healthcare industry. While COVID-19 sparked a surge in POCUS usage among emergency room and intensive care settings, the technology was already spreading across most clinical applications [...]

December 3, 2021 -- Tricia Turner, RDMS, RVT, David Dawson, MD, RPVI, RVT -- There isn't a person that hasn't been impacted by the pandemic, but what we can do is grow from the challenges we face and share what we've learned along the way. The past year has [...]

COVID-19 has been devastating for many, but particularly for frontline health care professionals charged with keeping millions safe. Shockingly, however, thousands of health care professionals have been furloughed during the pandemic. If health care jobs are eliminated or reassigned out of patient care activities during the world’s most devastating [...]

ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent survey from Inteleos, a non-profit community of certified medical professionals, found that patient care standards improved over the last 18 months due to operational efficiencies implemented during the pandemic. The survey of over 500 medical professionals focused on how COVID-19 impacted [...]

June 18, 2021 | Much like other technology devices, medical equipment is getting smaller. Ultrasound machines, for example, are no longer forced to live on carts that are pushed from examination room to examination room. Many can now fit in the palm of your hand and operate through Smart Phones. [...]