To create an “integrated national imaging group,” Optimal Radiology has joined with Advanced Diagnostic Imaging (ADI).

On any given day, Mickie Burrell, medical assistant at the Marshfield Family Clinic in Missouri, has her hands full, as do her fellow staff members. “We see 80 to 100 patients a day, so time is of the essence for us,” she says. Like many primary-care facilities, the clinic has a wide scope of practice. She adds, “We do everything here, so at the

The oft-repeated truism that you cannot change what you cannot measure has a less frequently repeated corollary: You get what you measure. This has been a hard-learned lesson for radiology practices, many of which—empowered with detailed information on radiologists’ productivity—have linked some portion of compensation to work RVUs. Practices are

Continuing education for radiologists has become a more complex proposition as subspecialty expertise has deepened—and their level of education is poised to have a stronger influence on revenue, according to some analysts. At the 2012 Fall Educational Conference of the RBMA in Chandler, Arizona, on October 8, Kevin McDermott copresented “The

Thomas Nagelli’s philosophy, when it comes to selecting imaging equipment, is a simple one: Service conquers all. Nagelli is director of MRI services at the Illinois Bone & Joint Institute (IBJI), headquartered in Chicago. He says, “In this kind of business, you date the salesperson, but you are married to the service person. After the sale, almost

On October 11, 2012, CMS published yet another version of its guidance on place-of-service codes for the professional and technical components of diagnostic tests. The guidance was first issued as transmittal 2561 on September 28, but that was rescinded and replaced (due to preimplementation contact-information changes) by transmittal 2563.1 It

At the 2012 Fall Educational Conference of the RBMA in Chandler, Arizona, on October 9, a panel of industry experts assembled by ImagingBiz presented “Is It Time to Buy, Hold, Sell, or JV?” to discuss the current mergers-and-acquisitions outlook for imaging. The speakers were Curtis Kauffman-Pickelle, CEO of ImagingBiz; Todd Sorensen, AVA, a

As a most tumultuous year comes to a close, let’s reflect a bit on what makes the people of the United States unique, what drives us toward achievement and success, and why the health-care institutions in this amazing country will continue to thrive—despite significant headwinds and uncertainty. Our cultural DNA is structured in a way that makes it