Kicking Off Another Big Year of Change
By Roland Rhynus, CRA, FAHRA
 
There are three items I’m interested in promoting this coming year: Appreciation of our AHRA historical perspective; thoughts on how we can extend beyond our traditional “market” to increase membership; and improving our percentage of members regularly and routinely contributing to our Education Foundation.

Full Circle
By Debra A. Lopez, CRA, FAHRA
 
As I prepare to lead my final board meeting and preside over our 38th annual meeting that will be held in Washington, DC, I feel as though I have come full circle.

Puzzle This
By Debra A. Lopez, CRA, FAHRA
 
I have created a little crossword puzzle for you. It is not too difficult, and if you have any questions, all you need to do is look at our current and perhaps some older Link newsletters, as well as the AHRA website.

The Future is Now
By Debra A. Lopez, CRA, FAHRA
 
A speaker recently warned us that the technology changes we've seen in the last 20 years would be nothing like what we'd see in the next five, and boy did his words ring true!

Change is Good: Exercise Your Brain
By Debra A. Lopez, CRA, FAHRA
 
To keep our brains sharp, we need to not just recall information, but really push our brains to actively embrace the new.  

Riding the Tiger
By Debra A. Lopez, CRA, FAHRA
 
A look back at the 2010 Spring Conference in San Diego, CA; looking ahead to recently announced MIPPA accreditation requirements for advanced diagnostic imaging services; and meditations for the Year of the Tiger.
 

AHRA: A Twenty-First Century Association
By Debra A. Lopez, CRA, FAHRA
 
Just like in our own hospital departments and imaging centers, the current economic conditions require AHRA, as an association, to look at reshaping member benefits, eliminating or reducing those that are less important to our members, and beefing up those our members find of higher value. The only way to know this is to research what means the most to our members.
 

Reaching for the Lombardi Trophy
By Debra A. Lopez, CRA, FAHRA
 
For a team to be successful (whether a football team or a radiology department), the coaches and assistant coaches must be both knowledgeable and motivating. I think we can learn a lot from some of the great football coaches.

The Year Ahead at AHRA
By Debra A. Lopez, CRA, FAHRA
 
Happy New Year, everyone!  Another year and another decade seem to have just flown by. As I am writing this, Congress is coming close to passing the Healthcare Reform bill.

Premier Products

A look at how the AHRA Board of Directors assesses how those products, programs, and services are delivered, while streamlining processes and decreasing costs as warranted, as well as some suggestions on some hard to beat gift ideas.