Dear Imaging Center Insider,
When you hear the term "factory worker," a radiologist reading exams in the hospital is probably the last thing that comes to mind.
But a factory-work mentality is threatening the market power of individual radiologists and radiology groups, especially in a healthcare environment where services are becoming increasingly commoditized, according to healthcare business and legal affairs expert Mark Weiss.
Discover what Mr. Weiss recommends for radiologists and radiology groups to change this mentality -- and move from being treated as a commodity to being treated as a unique resource -- by clicking here. As an Insider subscriber, you have access to this Insider Exclusive before it is published for the rest of our AuntMinnie.com members.
When you've finished, check out these other articles in the Imaging Center Digital Community:
- Find out what radiation safety experts are telling the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about radiologic technologist training to maintain safety standards.
- Read about the dangers of high radiation dose to operators performing cardiac cath studies.
- Discover the link researchers have found between early imaging with CT, MR, or nuclear scintigraphy and shorter inpatient stays.
- Decide for yourself whether imaging is underutilized for diagnosing pulmonary embolism.
As always, if you have a comment or report to share about any aspect of diagnostic imaging practice, management, administration, regulation, or financing, please contact me at [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you.
