Radiology: Observation Report

It all started in the 4th grade. That’s when I knew that being in the medical field is what I’ve always wanted to do. This day, my 4th grade teacher gave us an assignment while learning science. We were specifically learning about the heart and it’s 4 chambers. This subject, I remember, was so captivating and fascinating for me. I soaked in all the information I got from this class extremely easily. It was unlike any of the other classes that I have taken thus far. Math, literature and history were not subjects that I thought were very interesting for me but science was something that I especially excelled in. As the years went by I learned that I was especially had an interest in forensics. The ability to see the open body one-on-one in the fashion that forensics get to have contact with a body was more than interesting for me. So at the age of 12, I decided that forensics was what I was gonna put my mind to.

I have chosen to study Radiography as I am very passionate about Science. Although this was never my strongest subject I always enjoyed studying the 3 science subjects and I soon developed an interest in radiography. I always worked hard to understand the fundamentals of science. I have developed an interest as I have seen people with many illnesses which had led me to want to pursue a career in radiography. My passion for patient care has strongly come from seeing people suffering from different health problems. Although it is a challenging profession I am willing to put in 100% to ensure I succeed in gaining a career. This career is a very rewarding career and I believe with my communication skills I will be able to provide support for patients and families. My interest in technology and disease has led me to an interest in this career.

I currently attend Baton Rouge General School of Radiologic Technology to pursue an Associates degree through Northwestern State University. I chose this profession because I always want to help others. I want to play a part in the healing process of patients. Being able to help people determine things going on inside their body interest me and that is why I chose Radiology. The true definition of a Radiologic Technologist is the “medical personnel who perform diagnostic imaging examinations and administer radiation therapy treatments. They are educated in anatomy, patient positioning, examination techniques, equipment protocols, radiation safety, radiation protection and basic patient care”. This definition makes this job seem easy but it is not an easy job at all. We do so much pushing, pulling, and lifting of patients it is physically exhausting. When I first chose this profession I did not think there would be this much to taking images of someone. It is more than just placing a patient somewhere and

However, I graduated from the program with discipline, hard work and self-determination, as I saw it a stepping stone to my educational aspiration in obtaining an education and a career in the field of Radiologic Technology. My interest in this program started when I was a teenager living abroad in the Dominican Republic and I had to get a CT-Scan for an injury. Despite being in discomfort and pain at the time, I remembered asking the technician a lot of questions about the equipment and how it worked and what the images of the scan explained about my injury. The field of radiology technology interacts with all areas of medicine and it not only offers specialization but it offers new challenges and offers numerous learning opportunities to further my knowledge. From that interaction with the radiographer, is when I began to pursue my interest

What are the differences between professional component and technical component of radiological services? Knowing the difference is extremely important because the difference can mean a monetary difference to the physician, on how much reimbursement will be. Knowing this and knowing which to bill for also makes an important difference. The professional component covers what the physician does, which is the interpretation, and nothing else. The technical component covers any equipment used, facilities, non-medical staff, and supplies, everything needed for the procedure, except the physician. We also should include the global billing, because that is when all charges, including the physician, and the equipment, facilities, and such were completed at one location. Global is a combination of professional and technical charges because all services were performed at one location. There are modifier codes that are added at the end of the procedure codes that indicate what type of service that is being billed.

If you asked me two years ago while I was in high school what career I would like to pursue I would have no idea. Today, I have found something I am passionate about and that is Radiologic Technology. Being an athlete for thirteen years, I have had my fair share of injuries leading me to X-rays and MRI’s. The human body really sparked my interest, but every career learning and teaching others about the human body wasn’t for me until I found Radiology Technology.

And then one day, I stumbled upon the specialty of medical imaging, and I knew this was a career I could pursue and eventually succeed in. Many days after that were filled with researching every possibility within the area of imaging, and between my research and a tour of the radiology department, I was hooked. With so many different modes of imaging, I enjoyed contemplating which one I would thrive in, and so began my fascination with x-rays and ultrasonography. With this in mind, so begun my journey at Boise

Your health should be your priority, but more often than not, life’s other stresses and strains can get in the way. Main Street Radiology has become a leader not only in bone density testing, interventional radiology, and nuclear medicine, but also in convenience and welcoming care for all of their patients.

Stakeholders are those individuals invested in a specific project. The stakeholders involved in this evaluation project comprise patients who are 50 years old and older, radiology technologists, referring providers such as general physicians, family physicians and internists, HIT analyst/technician and office managers at referring providers practices, statistician, medical physicists, radiologist assistants, radiologist, gastroenterologist, researchers, and office staff at the Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ACR, 2014).

I chose to write about radiological events, which involves ionizing radiation, to write about this week and I was surprised at how much I learned about the process. The human body is exposed to certain types of radiation all of the time. Some of the side effects were astounding.

In 1986 Watters et al developed a composite clinical-radiographic-physiologic (CRP) 75 scoring system based on several parameters as dyspnea, chest radiograph, spirometry, lung volume, diffusion capacity, resting alveolar-arterial PO2, and O2 saturation corrected for maximal achieved VO2max in 26 biopsy-proven IPF patients. Scores ranged from 0 to 100 (100 being the most severe disease). The authors looked at the relationship between CRP scores and histopathologic findings, including a cellular pathology score based on abnormalities considered potentially reversible, a fibrotic pathology score based on abnormalities felt to be essentially irreversible, and an index of overall pathologic derangement (total pathology score). The CRP score determined after 6 months of corticosteroid therapy showed a

it is important for the biller to be familiar with how to bill globally when both

The opportunity to work together with physicians from every field, care for patients of all ages and be at the forefront of diagnosing a wide range of pathology from acute to chronic make radiology the right fit for me.

Before this project, I had no idea of what field of medicine I should follow. There were so many options that seemed so appealing that I didn’t particularly have a preference over which one to choose. I then came across a field that I didn’t even think I would possibly consider: radiology. At first, it seemed arbitrary to pursue a field with little direct patient interaction and so much time invested in taking diagnostic tests and reviewing imaging studies. However, as I started to dig a bit deeper into the field, my mind started to open up more to radiology to a point where I realized that I just might want to practice radiology.

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