While health reform is still a legislative preoccupation, where regulatory agencies are concerned, the train has left the station, according to Maurine Spillman-Dennis, MPH, MBA. Spillman-Dennis is a senior director in the economics and health policy division of the ACR®, and she presented an economic update from the college at the RBMA Fall

Among the more interesting dramas unfolding in the medical imaging profession these days are the number and variety of transactions that are either in the pipeline, in the process of due diligence, or otherwise in some organization’s strategic plan for 2010. Consolidation is one of the indicators of a maturing marketplace, and it is clear that

It’s design that can make patients choose one imaging provider over another, according to Morris A. Stein, FAIA, FACHA. At the architecture/engineering firm HKS, Inc, Franklin, Tennessee, Stein is a principal. He presented “Designing the Imaging Experience: Understanding Today’s Requirements for Size, Technology, and Environments” on August 11 in

An eerie presence had descended on Gotham, and ordinary imaging providers in and around New York were worried. Would their most at-risk patients continue to have access to the technology and early diagnoses that could save their lives, or would the pending imaging-reimbursement cuts decimate their practices, severely restricting funding for much

As the entire health care continuum comes under increased scrutiny in terms of both cost and effectiveness, radiologists and administrators alike have fresh cause to contemplate quality in the delivery of imaging services. What are the drivers of quality in radiology, and how can it be quantified, benchmarked, and ensured? As a complex radiology

While health care players and politicians have long debated the issue of medical transparency, deeper scrutiny of physician–industry relationships has produced a general consensus on one aspect of the dispute: The climate has changed.

As CT technology continues to advance and the number of slices in a given exam grows exponentially, how is the role of enterprise visualization software evolving to suit the needs of the modern radiology department? ImagingBiz.com speaks with Geoffrey Rubin, MD, professor of radiology and vice chief of staff at Stanford University Hospitals and

Health care reform ideas are everywhere these days. As a radiologist, I'm all for controlling costs—but I challenge the assumption that national electronic medical records (EMRs) will magically make providers more informed and automatically decrease unnecessary tests.