Radiology Reading Room

About Lifetrack's 10th Patent

Lifetrack Medical Systems, a leading provider for modern healthcare technology solutions, proudly secures a groundbreaking patent that revolutionizes user interface scope management in multi-user environments. This invention marks a significant milestone in the company's commitment to enhancing collaborative healthcare practices and delivering exceptional user experiences.

Traditionally, collaborating in multi-user environments posed challenges in maintaining consistent user experiences and controlling access to information. However, Lifetrack's newly patented system addresses these challenges head-on. The technology allows any user to have any subset of the total set of the fields and features, thus ensuring that each user sees only the relevant interface elements based on the requirements & restrictions laid out by the parent organization. This is done through a unique graphical interface that provides users with seamless usability. 

The patent emphasizes that users can only interact with interface elements that belong to a specific user or user groups that fall within the permitted access set out by the needs of the users themselves. This capability ensures privacy and data integrity by allowing users to work with the information they are authorized to access.

Moreover, Lifetrack's system enables users to select additional interface elements to include in their work scope. This capability streamlines collaboration, promotes secure information exchange, and facilitates high-quality healthcare delivery. Apart from that, it will also help provide those in roles related to system administration, with immense quality of life changes that will save them time & frustration.  

Dr. Eric Schulze, Chief Executive Officer at Lifetrack Medical Systems, expressed his enthusiasm about the patent, stating, "We are thrilled to unveil this breakthrough creation that will transform the way healthcare professionals collaborate and engage with our cutting-edge medical applications. Lifetrack remains at the forefront of innovation, and this patent reflects our unwavering commitment to enhancing healthcare practices and patient outcomes."

Understanding wRVUs: What They Are and How They're Used

RVU stands for Relative Value Unit, a system used in the USA to determine the value of a medical service in terms of time and effort. Medicare and other payers use RVUs to calculate the amount of money they will reimburse a provider for a medical service. In simple terms, RVUs are a way to measure the amount of work involved in performing a medical service.

RVUs are widely utilized to record and track the productivity of HCPs in addition to being used to determine payment for services rendered. They can be used to ensure providers are meeting their targets, track the overall productivity of a practice, and provide incentives for employees to exceed their goals. It is common for Radiology reading services groups to utilize RVU output to determine partnerships and compensation, making it an essential metric in the reading world.

Inasmuch as we are always face-to-face with our monitors reading studies, as radiologists, we also work with other colleagues that help us do our job. 

If you’re the head of the radiology department, you work with your entire radiology team and the hospital management. If you’re the resident or consultant, you have your rad techs, fellow consultants, and the immediate supervisors that you work with. 

How can you create a supportive work environment in this challenging time? We asked our guest psychiatrist, Dr. Ralph Ralston Sam, about this. He mentioned that in the work environment, in addition to the culture being a huge factor, there are 3 key things that you must foster to strengthen your team dynamics.

According to a survey we conducted during the PCR 2020 convention, 48% of local rads wished their RIS PACS performed better, were easier to use, and had more useful features. 

By: Lifetrack Medical Systems with Ralph Sam, MD, MBA, DSBPP

By:Jerik Yumol MD, DPBR, FPCR, FCTMRISP

By: Lifetrack Medical Systems with Mari Grace Lee, MD, DPBR; Michael Pineda, MD, FPCR; Genuina Ranoy, MD, FPPA, FPSCAP; Jacqueline Austine Uy, MD, FPCR, FCTMRI

By: Michael Pineda, MD, FPCR

By: Lifetrack Medical Systems with Mari Grace Lee, MD, DPBR; Michael Pineda, MD, FPCR; Jacqueline Austine Uy, MD, FPCR, FCTMRI