Our medical community leads in developing preventive measures and health & safety standards and sanitizing efforts to protect everyone. We are all in the same fight to control the spread of pathogens and to preserve the health of our patients and our staff. Please review our newly updated SUGGESTED SAFETY GUIDELINES - including details on Telemedicine programs to support patient safety. Also visit our LUNGSCAN program to check for your respiratory health.

TRAUMA SCANNERS ARE GOING PORTABLE
Ultrasound technology continues to rapidly evolve to become smaller, more affordable, and user-friendly. A new category of smaller handheld devices has recently emerged whose main advantages include increased portability and affordability. The incorporation of such a device into the initial physical examination could potentially lead to faster diagnosis and treatment. Early applications of portable ultrasound have been in the field of echocardiography and battlefield trauma, and some concern exists about whether image quality is being unsafely compromised to achieve greater portability

Powered by calibrated sound frequencies, this non-invasive scanning solution safely diagnoses the physiological condition of most vital organs and tumors in real time. Since the first clinical use of the echocardiogram in the 1953, to the introduction of the ultrasound in 1966 to OB/GYN medicine, to the success of the Doppler ultrasound's blood flow imaging in the 1970s, significant advancements in ultrasound technology continue to challenge earlier forms of imaging modalities like its radiation-based counterparts (like the isotope scan, X-rays and CT Scans). But much more than the ultrasound's safety benefits and performance upgrades is its ability to evolve into a portable hand-held "diagnostic lab on-the-go". This makes it the ideal imaging base for the many remote demands and for the new generation of health responders.

 See our latest feature "PORTABLE DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING DRIVES THE "SEEING IS BELIEVING" GEN-Z MOVEMENT"

VIRTUALIZATION IN THE NEWS

The earliest form of virtualization referred to a non-physical version of hardware, storage devices, and computer network resources, much like web hosting or cloud-based solutions. In Dr. Bard's medical imaging orbit, virtualization incorporates key elements of Telemedicine, Secure File-Accessing, Real-Video Conferencing and Dynamic Data Sharing between medical professionals. "30 years deep into the internet, our communication has finally caught up to allow us to work on any patient at any time from any location. The security aspect and high-speed exchange for conferencing has (finally) been perfected to make this a reliable platform for medicine. I have found myself to be “remoted” everywhere from surgeries to cruise ships to European clinical trial conferences... virtual technology really streamlines so many critical aspects of patient care!"

Click the news article (right) to read about the latest feature on Dr. Bard's global mission to revolutionize ultrasound field use in support of portable imaging technologies.
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POINT OF CARE ULTRASOUND REVIEW (part 6):
Meet THE CLARIUS L20 HD WIRELESS HANDHELD WONDER!
Since the advent of ultrasound scanning in the 1950's, developers have continually explored and expanded its diagnostic applications. After all, the digital advantages of ultrasound brings a far safer and non-invasive alternative to radiation-based imaging to produce real-time images of the inside of the body. To stay current with today's medical needs, the PORTABLE HAND-HELD ULTRASOUND DEVICE - aka the "modern stethoscope" joined the market. Powered by calibrated sound frequencies, this non-invasive scanning solution safely diagnoses the physiological condition of most vital organs and tumors in real time. The pocket-sized smart-phone integrated advancement clearly competes in resolution and performance with the over-sized hospital counterparts at a fraction of the cost! Moreover, the hand-held revolution responds to a much wider set of demands from emergency field calls to bedside checkups. "This portable hand-held "diagnostic lab on-the-go" is truly the game-changer for patient care professionals." (See complete product review)

THE "SALSCAN" PROJECT: Ultrasound Chest Monitoring of Covid+ Patient - April, 2020
In April, 2020, our very own "Cousin Sal" Banchitta (retired FF from the FDNY) recently tested positive for Coronavirus. He joined NYCRA's collaborating team to design a pilot program providing alternative respiatory screening for Corona-related lung issues for emergency responders. Sal took the opportunity to volunteer himself to be the first prototype patient for LungScanning as part of NYCRA's REMOTE TRAINING & TELE-RADIOLOGY program. PLAY VIDEOS PART 1 AND 2 | conclusion page

CANCER SURGEON USES TELEMEDICINE FOR SAFER VIRTUAL CONSULTS March 30, 2020
Dr. Stephen Chagares is a board certified general and breast surgeon in Monmoth Cty, NJ. He stays above the technology curve with patient care (not just by being a pioneer in the U.S. for conducting the first robotic mastectomy but by using TeleMedicine even before the Covid-19 Pandemic. "Some of the examples of TeleMedicine that have been very useful are in the elderly population. Many of them have never used the video function on their phones. And we, as my office helped them learn how to use that function, either bring an app onto the phone or using an indwelling app like FaceTime, and show the patient how easy it is to use it. Many times the first time I click on with the patient, I will implant them onto the video conference. I'll tell them to hit the accept button on the bottom right, and they hit it".  (SEE ARTICLE LINK)

PORTABLE DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING DRIVES THE "SEEING IS BELIEVING" GEN-Z MOVEMENT- July 13, 2020
A survey of recent med-school graduates (of 2020), recently certified Emergency Responders and front-line recruits from New York nursing programs stamps a distinctly future-bound vision for diagnostic methodologies and treatment protocols. "This is a generation that did not experience life without the internet or the smart phone", and whose views of patient care is most often fast-tracked by current innovations and sustainable alternatives that boldly paved the road to our "new normal". This same generation that defines the future of medicine makes the advancement of PORTABLE ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGY a timely upgrade in our medical diagnostic community. (SEE ARTICLE LINK)

GLOBAL MEDICAL ALLIES SHARE LUNG ULTRASOUND IMAGING SOLUTION FOR COVID-19 TRIAGE
Dr. Bard reviews international healthcare and technology updates as part of his continued research in the radiological society. This includes Dr. Buonsenso's national reports about the Covid crisis and the expanded use of lung ultrasound as part of his investigation of children as clinically unaffected carriers. “The global pandemic demands effective answers toward a cure as well as protection of healthcare workers on duty", says Dr. Bard. "I have the highest regard for the European approach to problem solving both clinically and technologically… applying Dr. Buonsenso’s concept makes perfect sense to me and carries great value in our war against Covid-19.” (see complete article)
 

LOCALIZED SCANNING + REMOTE RADIOLOGY PARTNERS
This technology has been widely used in European countries for over 20 years for all issues including the scan of cancer tumors to musculoskeletal injuries to burns to brain scanning (transcranial) for strokes and head traumas.

Today's advanced imaging procedures can uncover diseases or catastrophic medical events. Use of COMPUTERIZED 3D DOPPLER HISTOGRAM ANALYSIS technology and a TeleMed partnership with our imaging analysts and diagnostic experts empowers your patient care. Through the use of portable state-of-the-art equipment, you can scan any patient's disorder and transmit any scan images to our radiology specialists to provide a full diagnostic report of what lies underneath the skin. From tumor activity to musculoskeletal inflammation to infections and burns, your TELESCAN medical readers can expertly identify any and all areas of suspicion.

 

HIPAA COMPLIANCE
All Telemed image transfers, information sharing and doctor communications are available through HIPAA compliant virtual servers. TELE-SCAN™ complies with all privacy and governmental health guidelines to protect patient information.

 

 

 

THE FUTURE OF HOUSE CALLS: A SMART UPGRADE TO DOCTORS VISITS
Within the past several decades, the medical community has been put into overdrive to come up with new solutions (or modify existing ones) to implement safer, more efficient and cost-effective ways of working with the public. From the global demand for active medical personnel, to the rising wave of safety concerns that of the many at-risk patients, we face a great need to upgrade patient care.

Elderly patients or those with chronic conditions may find it difficult (and even precarious) to travel to their doctors' office and sit in a waiting room with other sick people with unknown conditions. Advancing this scenario to an electronic doctor's visit or TELEMEDICINE is an available reality that can easily address this concern. SO MUCH CAN BE DONE FROM HOME!

 

 

 

 
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