Dear Imaging Leaders Insider,
Radiology groups are losing hospital contracts at an alarming rate as radiology services have become increasingly commoditized -- especially with the advent of teleradiology. But groups can make themselves indispensible by aligning their goals more closely to the hospitals they serve.
That's according to Dr. Lawrence Muroff, CEO and president of Imaging Consultants in Tampa, FL, who spoke on the topic at the recent AHRA meeting in Grapevine, TX. Click here for Dr. Muroff's advice.
When you've finished our featured article, also check out the rest of our Imaging Leaders Digital Community:
- Learn what Pam Wilcox, the American College of Radiology's assistant executive director for quality and safety, has to say about the imaging accreditation process under the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, which goes into effect January 1, 2012.
- Read why healthcare business and legal affairs expert Mark Weiss believes radiology practices must strategize for the future to be successful.
- Find out why the future of radiology may be bright, but the future for radiologists may not be so rosy.
- Discover why radiologists' chances of being hit with a malpractice suit are slightly lower than for other physicians.
- Learn how healthcare reform has changed -- and is still changing -- the rules for radiology.
And if you have a comment or report to share about any aspect of diagnostic imaging practice, management, administration, regulation, or financing, please contact me.
