Consulting Services

In addition to providing high-quality medical personnel to fill your staffing needs, MEDRelief Staffing, in cooperation with Advanced Health Education Center, Ltd. (AHEC) can also provide consulting services and customized consulting contract courses in mammography, ultrasound, and digital imaging/PACS. We can assist your hospital or facility with issues of accreditation, planning, purchasing, marketing, problem solving and improving your clinical services.

Our aim is to meet specific client needs either at our Center in Houston, Texas, or on site. The Center has been providing the “training behind the image” for physicians, residents, sonographers and technologists since 1988, and has evolved into one of the leading training centers in the United States. We proudly host both national and international clients. The Center is also fortunate in its extensive network of healthcare specialists and resources that provide the optimum on site consultation service.

TAGG and PACS Preparation

With digital imaging becoming the standard, our Technology Assessment and Guidance Group (TAGG) can evaluate your equipment, software, and the knowledge base for utilization, your workflow processes, and your network capabilities. We will assist your facility in learning PACS and preparing your site for the digital age. Our professionals can provide administrative and managerial training in addition to general marketing strategies. See our brochure on TAGG.

Digital Imaging/PACS Services

• New service startup
• Quality assurance programs
• Productivity and workflow analysis
• Pre-PACS needs assessment
• Continuing education seminars in partnership with sponsoring facilities or societies
• Applications training for PACS software and digital technology applications

Facility Sponsorship
Through our sponsorship program, AHEC will design custom training for your facility when it sponsors the location and amenities of the seminar. Your employees receive a special discounted rate for attending the seminar.

Mammography and Ultrasound Services
Our educators can design facility-specific trainings in the following areas of mammography and ultrasound:

Mammography

• ACR/ State Accreditation Process
• Policy and Procedures
• Image Quality Analysis
• Positioning Classes
• Evaluate and Improve QC Records
• Image Critiques
• Processing and Artifact Problems
• Operating Protocols
• Initial MQSA Qualifications
• Productivity and Volume Analysis
• Coding and Reimbursement

Ultrasound

• ACR/ICAVL/ICAEL Accreditation Process
• Policy and Procedures
• Image Quality Analysis and Improvement
• Clinical Skills Assessment
• Evaluate and Improve
• QC Records
• Operating Protocols
• On-site Education
• Private Tutorials
• Ergonomics Review