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The experienced healthcare expert Dr Sven Jansen forms a new strong management duo with founder and ceo Professor Dr Alexander Huppertz. Dr Sven Jansen, 48, has been appointed to the management board of Neo Q Quality in Imaging GmbH as of April 2023. Together with managing director Professor Dr Alexander Huppertz, he will strengthen and […]

The disruption created by the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on healthcare including the well-documented backlog of diagnostic imaging referrals. Any delay in reporting can negatively impact patient experience and health outcomes*. This disruption must be overcome in order to deliver clinical excellence in this time of chaos. New methods, such as the digitisation […]

The 2020 Clinical Radiology UK Workforce Census from the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) documented a 33% shortfall in reporting staff in 2020. By 2025 this shortfall is projected to grow to 44% (the equivalent of 3,613 reporting staff). For patients affected by this shortfall, all will experience extended waiting times, delays in diagnosis and […]

“A year ago, I watched with interest, as the UK planned the launch of the mass vaccination programme. From Germany, this looked like the ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ and an opportunity to reflect on the new challenges that will face radiology in the UK and across Europe,” observed Professor Dr Alexander Huppertz, […]

The digital transformation of radiology started in 1971 when the first computed tomography (CT) scan was performed at the Atkinson Morley Hospital, Wimbledon. The brain scan took five minutes to complete and an additional 150 minutes for the data to be processed into images: each image having a total resolution of 80×80 pixels. Up until […]

Reducing the delay between MRI/CT examinations and the associated report is key to improving patient outcomes. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) Radiology Review 2018 raised concerns about the reporting delays at a number of NHS trusts but suggested these issues were more widespread, posing a potential risk to patient outcomes. According […]