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Prediction: The ‘JV option’ will revive many an at-risk radiology practice

IRP

Why in the world would two radiology practices competing for business in the same market consider sharing market information, revealing operational and performance data and—most counterintuitively of all—combining forces and resources in a joint venture (JV)?

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Joint venture evangelist only growing in zeal for the JV way

IRP

It’s been half a year since RadAnalytics last heard from Scott Luchs, MD, president of Ramapo Radiology Associates in New York State’s Hudson Valley.

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Liftoff at last for JV many months in the making

IRP

Two independent radiology practices in New York’s Hudson Valley have finalized a plan, three years in the works, to form a joint venture and begin actively inviting other groups to climb aboard. 

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The CMO-CIO relationship is far greater than the sum of its parts

Sponsored by vRad

I’ve worked in radiology IT leadership for more than 20 years, but over the past year and a half, I’ve learned more about all three—radiology, IT and leadership—than in the previous 18 years combined.

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Roundtable discussion: Driving clinical quality with operational efficiency, pt 1

Sponsored by vRad

Two mandates are driving U.S. healthcare policy: improving quality and reducing costs. At vRad, leadership has embraced these concepts and integrated them into its corporate mission.

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Rethinking radiology workflow to improve patient care—today

Sponsored by vRad

The pace of innovation has quickened considerably during the past 18 months at vRad, ever since Ben Strong MD, chief medical officer, found a willing collaborator in CIO Shannon Werb.

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Making a case for user-preference: Longmont United and Best in KLAS Sectra PACS

Sponsored by Sectra

As the healthcare industry continues to expand and implementation of federal mandates on the transition to electronic medical records continues, the role of information systems managers within healthcare operations is becoming understandably more influential.

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Viztek CEO Joe Cermin: PACS is almost a bad word

Sponsored by Konica Minolta

Viztek is on a roll. In early January, the Garner, N.C.-based radiology vendor won FDA approval for Exa, its web-based, zero-footprint PACS platform.