on June 19, 2013 |
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Topics: Physician Marketing, Marketing, Online Strategy, Imaging, Service Lines, Service Line Growth, Volume Growth, Strategy, Scheduling, Staffing, Efficiency, Performance Improvement
Ben Lauing, Imaging Performance Partnership
Three weeks ago, we asked Imaging Performance Partnership members to take our 2013 Quality Quick Poll.
While we asked you about everything from radiologist consultations to technologist review, the most interesting results to me were probably the questions about marketing. Apparently, most of you aren’t doing what you think would be most effective.
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Is your marketing effective? Not according to you.
on May 8, 2013 |
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Topics: CT, Imaging, Service Lines, Lung Cancer, Tumor Site Strategy, Oncology, Clinical Research, Service Line Growth, Volume Growth, Strategy
Ben Lauing, Imaging Performance Partnership
Released yesterday, the third edition of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer guidelines includes the recommendation that providers offer annual low-dose CT scans for patients at high risk.
While the ACCP introduced this recommendation last year, its inclusion in the updated guidelines further validates the clinical utility of CT in the diagnosis of lung cancer. This official acknowledgement may be welcome news to imaging providers who face flat or declining volumes and seek new opportunities for growth.
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New screening guidelines indicate CT for lung cancer
on April 23, 2013 |
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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 lead because of the specialty’s experience with data and its central role in many patients' diagnoses and treatment.
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A hospital CEO weighs in: Radiology should lead reform
