In many ways, the challenges facing imaging in the 21st century are similar to those facing other industries: decentralizing both staff and workplaces; digitizing data; and distributing those data in a way that is efficient, cost effective, and secure. Anthony Toppins, MD, musculoskeletal radiologist with American Radiology Associates, Dallas,

Not every lobbying effort on the part of the imaging industry is a success. When the DRA was passed, for example, radiology took a hit; reimbursements were pared, and the industry emerged feeling that its rapid growth had left it with a target on its back.

This article is the third installment in a four-part series on applying basic business concepts to radiology. To read the first installment, click here; to read the second, click here.

While there are many motivations to pursue an acquisition candidate, all acquirers share a common goal: increasing their net worth. The buyer evaluates opportunities to select acquisitions where the present value of the future economic benefits received is most likely to be greater than the purchase price. The goal of the due-diligence process is

In the aftermath of imaging reimbursement cuts and health care reform, provider organizations are looking at how to do more with less, and making purchasing decisions that position them to be able to accommodate the widest range of patients. That’s why Brian Wetzel, RT, CNMT, radiology administrator at 267-bed Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton, New

A few converging issues have recently revealed a fissure in the otherwise strengthening position of hospitals and health systems in the competition for outpatient-imaging supremacy. I have written volumes about the importance of building a two-way, give-and-take model in hospital–radiology group relationships so that both parties can thrive. The

The ACR is seeking volunteer practices to help the college test quality measures—including several PQRI measures—previously developed in collaboration with the American Medical Association/Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI).

Alliance HealthCare Services, which operates 120 fixed-site imaging centers and provides mobile advanced diagnostic imaging services to over 1,000 hospital customers across the US, recently purchased a controlling interest in teleradiology services provider Radiology 24/7. The company provides subspecialty final reads across all modalities to