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Interesting article about the guidelines for qualifications for people actually operate radiology equipment.
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Sometimes it's scary how many potentially-damaging acts are done by thinly trained people in the healthcare profession. We make teachers get re-certified, but not radiology techs.
Interesting article about the guidelines for qualifications for people actually operate radiology equipment.
In New York State, technologists must be licensed and prove that they have passed a professional examination. But there were no continuing education requirements — a provision of the CARE bill — until last year, and regulators usually let hospitals decide whether to discipline technologists. Over the last 10 years, New York health officials say they have not disciplined any of the 20,000 or so licensed technologists for work-related problems.
Dr. Sclafani was clearly unsettled by the events. “The past two weeks have been among the most troubled of my career,” he wrote at the beginning of an expansive e-mail, sent to members of his department at 1:36 a.m. on July 27.
His greatest disappointment was directed at residents and supervisors for not speaking up about the improper X-rays. “Every film, all dictated, and no one brought this to my attention,” Dr. Sclafani said.
His greatest disappointment was directed at residents and supervisors for not speaking up about the improper X-rays. “Every film, all dictated, and no one brought this to my attention,” Dr. Sclafani said.