A hospital CEO weighs in: Radiology should lead reform

on April 23, 2013  |  Permalink  | Comments (2)

Topics: Health Systems, Strategy, Planning, Imaging, Service Lines, Continuum Integration, Methodologies, Performance Improvement, Appropriateness, Quality, IT Infrastructure, Information Technology, Clinical Decision Support, Electronic Medical Records Strategy

Natalie McGarry, Imaging Performance Partnership

How can radiology programs contribute to their organizations under reform? One health system CEO claims imaging is well positioned to provide leadership because of the specialty’s experience with data and the number of patients imaging touches.

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A hospital CEO weighs in: Radiology should lead reform

In case you missed it: Maximizing your imaging equipment lifecycles

on August 29, 2012  |  Permalink

Topics: Capital Planning, Finance, Imaging, Service Lines, Planning, Strategy, Technology Assessment

Matthew Morril, Technology Insights

While demographic trends are placing a larger burden on hospital resources, capital budgets continue to tighten in the wake of reform. Administrators may seek to control costs by extending the useful lives of clinical technology and equipment, which could save millions of dollars if done prudently and deliberately.

However, hospital administrators must be cautious to find the balance between conserving capital and meeting the clinical standard of care by offering key innovations. Ultimately, administrators must balance several factors—such as cost of maintenance, downtime, and tradeoffs in technological advances—when making decisions to extend the lifecycles of their imaging equipment.

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In case you missed it: Maximizing your imaging equipment lifecycles

In case you missed it: Mammography rates dipped following USPSTF guidelines

on July 18, 2012  |  Permalink

Topics: Market Trends, Strategy, Market Assessment, Planning, Strategy Development, Volume Growth, Imaging, Service Lines, Mammography

Emily Hague, Imaging Performance Partnership

Our colleagues at the Daily Briefing recently posted an article summarizing the effects of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's changed guidelines for mammography on rates of women's imaging. In case you didn't see the article, we've reposted it below.

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In case you missed it: Mammography rates dipped following USPSTF guidelines