Dear Molecular Imaging Insider,
Making the investment in a new modality is not an impulse buy, especially when the technology under consideration is PET/CT. These multimillion-dollar systems have the potential to bring in new customers and additional revenue, while distinguishing a practice as being on the leading edge of diagnostic imaging.
However, if a PET/CT acquisition is not carefully considered and planned for, it can cause major headaches and unanticipated problems, according to Ed Townley and Stacie Buck.
Townley, manager of patient financial services for Moncrief Cancer Center in Fort Worth, TX, and Buck, president of Health Information Management Associates in North Palm Beach, FL, have both stewarded PET/CT projects in their areas. Along the way, the duo learned many valuable lessons about creating a successful implementation.
As a Molecular Imaging Insider subscriber, you have access to Townley's and Buck's insights on building a PET/CT program before the story is published for the rest of our AuntMinnie.com members. To read more about what it takes to build a flourishing PET/CT business, click here.
Also, if you haven't done so this month, be sure to stop in and take a look at our online reference book, Nuclear Medicine on the Internet. Dr. Scott Williams has updated a slew of chapters on PET imaging for August, including the uses of PET in breast cancer, thyroid cancer, head and neck cancer, and other neoplasms, and in myocardial imaging. Check out his most current postings by clicking here.
Finally, if you'd care to share your suggestions or insights on any aspect of molecular imaging and nuclear medicine you'd like to see on AuntMinnie, please contact me. I look forward to hearing from you.
