What if we could decrease the need for CVC placements in the ER?

"This data is pivotal for emergency medicine and the overall impact it can have on patient safety and cost reductions in the hospital." — Bon Ku, MD, MPP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Study finds that ultrasound-guided peripheral IV’s are a viable alternative to high-risk CVCs in 85% of Patients More than five million central venous catheter (CVC) lines are placed in U.S.

How Sonosite is Helping to Fight Ebola

From ground zero of the Ebola outbreak – Dr.Trish Henwood is on a medical mission to better understand the pathophysiology of the disease and her Sonosite ultrasound has already been proven invaluable. It is pioneer physicians like Trish that will allow the global medical community to get a grasp on this devastating illness and with our support she is actually making that happen.

Deep Needle Procedures: Abstract, Interview and Article

Promoting patient safety and increasing health care quality have dominated the health care landscape during the last 15 years. Health care regulators and payers are now tying patient safety outcomes and best practices to hospital reimbursement. Many health care leaders are searching for new technologies that not only make health care for patients safer but also reduce overall health care costs. New advances in ultrasonography have made this technology available to health care providers at the patient's bedside.

Global Health: Teaching Ultrasound in El Salvador

It is sometimes easy to forget how privileged we are to have access to modern conveniences, healthcare technologies and services. Fortunately, at Sonosite, we enjoy supporting many adventurous care providers who share their skills in resource limited countries. One such Doctor is Dr Jennifer Chao. Upon her return from El Salvador we received this informative email:

mHealthSummit 2014

mHealthSummit 2014, Washington, D.C. The largest event of its kind, the 5th annual mHealth Summit brings together leaders in government, the private sector, industry, academia, providers and not-for-profit organizations from across the mHealth ecosystem to advance collaboration in the use of wireless technology and to improve health outcomes in the United States and abroad. Deep co

Interview with Chanel Fishetti - Glimps Show by Fujifilm Sonosite

      Chanel Fischetti  @Chanel_Fischetti Chanel Fischetti grew up in Southern California and attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles where she ran track and cross country. She is currently attending medical school at the University of California Irvine and plans to practice in the field of emergency medicine with a special focus in ultrasound and international health.

Dr. Liz Turner discusses Visual Medicine on Sonosite's GLIMPSE show

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Dr. Francis Yamazaki, Discusses Anesthesia on Sonosite's GLIMPSE Show

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Dr. John Christian Fox and Joel Shlang discuss Medical Education, Sonosite's GLIMPSE Show

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Fujifilm Sonosite Explores the Future of Visual Medicine at HIMSS 2014 Annual Conference and Exhibition

The Future LIVE and Visualized at #HIMSS14 HIMSS14 is a global, cause-based, not-for-profit organization focused on better health through information technology (IT). This year's HIMSS conference, hosted in Orlando, Florida, is a huge exhibition with the latest in medical technology.