Gail Rodriguez is the executive director of the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance. She has worked in the nuclear medicine industry for eighteen years in various sales, marketing, training and management roles. Gail has been involved in imaging policy since 2008 when she served as policy and membership director for the Institute for Molecular Technologies. She has a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Kansas with an emphasis on health policy.
The year 2014 saw tremendous advances in health care, with medical imaging filling gaps in medical knowledge and enhancing patient care. Looking ahead, innovation in imaging technology will continue to improve patient care through even more tailored diagnosis and treatment, increased efficiency and portability, and improved health outcomes. Moreover, millions of seniors stand to benefit […]
According to The National Breast Cancer Foundation, 98 percent of breast cancer patients survive – if detection occurs early. Since the late 1960s, traditional mammography has been used widely for breast cancer detection. The future of breast cancer care, however, lies in even earlier detection and individually tailored diagnosis and treatment, and imaging manufacturers are […]
In an interview, Munich Re Specialty Senior Vice President Jim Craig talked about the risk that accompanies innovation and the important role that insurers play.
The future of medicine lies in treatments that are tailored to individual patients’ needs. This approach directs the appropriate care to each patient and maximizes healthcare outcomes. Today, “precision” medicine is a growing movement that utilizes information about an individual’s biology to personalize healthcare decision making. Advanced medical imaging has emerged as an important complement […]
According to a recent report from the American Cancer Society, cancer survival rates in the United States are climbing. While this welcome trend is a result of a combination of scientific, technological and medical advances, there is no doubt that innovations in medical imaging and radiation therapy technologies play a critical role in the fight […]