AHRA 2011: Get 'Er Done: Management Best Practices from the Pros
August 19th 2011GRAPEVINE, TX - No one's plates are getting any less full these days. So when thrown a new work project, it's best to breathe and strategize, management consultants told attendees of the annual AHRA conference this week.
AHRA 2011: Debt-weary Feds Eyeing Imaging Cuts
August 18th 2011Everyone from radiologists to technologists must address upcoming health care changes, as the imaging industry reels from - and faces probable new - cuts in federal funding, said Maggie Sayre, executive director of the Association for Quality Imaging in Washington, D.C.
AHRA 2011: An Uncertain Future for Radiologists?
August 18th 2011GRAPEVINE, TX - On the show "House," radiologists themselves almost never get screen time - a “sobering parallel” to the real world. That's because for radiologists, industry changes and emerging imaging resource trends are threatening some of their livelihood, according to Lawrence R. Muroff, president and CEO of Imaging Consultants.
AHRA 2011: Radiologists Should Become Leaders in ACOs
GRAPEVINE, TX - Imaging professionals should prepare for the new health care model by assessing the current state of the practice, from the IT infrastructure to the work flow, according to consultants at Ascendian Healthcare Consulting who spoke at AHRA this week.
SIIM Session Focuses on Image Sharing
June 23rd 2011The panel was assigned to address the limitations of CD/DVD based image exchange, to discuss the emergence of personal electronic health records and how they impact the process of image exchange, and to analyze how to meet requirements pertaining to the new RSNA Cross-enterprise Document Sharing for Imaging.
Due Diligence for Practice-Hospital Clinical Integration
June 7th 2011The overall political and social pressure to contain healthcare spending will heighten the value and requirement for clinical integration between physicians and hospitals. At a high level there are essentially two considerations for hospitals and radiology groups.