UMI Updates
Teleradiology and Telemedicine in Medical Practice
by Will Irwin, MBA Have you thought about using teleradiology and telemedicine to extend the reach of your practice and to improve patient care, access, loyalty, and satisfaction? Consider offering teleradiology to your patients at home. Mobile radiological technologists travel across western New York State (NYS) in specially equipped vehicles every day performing x-ray, ultrasound, echocardiogram, EKG, Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) testing for patients who are too frail to travel. Recent technological advances have dramatically increased the quality of these mobile services, most of which...
Bringing Mobile Diagnostics to the Elderly
By Ashley Cooper | Photo by John Lee Published in Rochester Woman Magazine. “Happiness…consists in giving, and in serving others.” –Henry Drummond According to Lois Irwin, Director of Provider Services at UMI UltraMobile Imaging, there is no greater gratification in life than to be awarded the opportunity to serve others. Readied with a commendable sense of altruism, Irwin began her professional life with an unyielding desire to champion the betterment of the less fortunate. After completing undergraduate work in sociology at Cornell University, Irwin found herself a volunteer for a...