on March 21, 2013 |
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Topics: Health Care Reform, Market Trends, Strategy, Payer and Regulatory Policy, Medicaid, Reimbursement, Finance, Pediatrics, Service Lines, Imaging
Ben Lauing, Imaging Performance Partnership
My colleague Robin Brand recently spoke at the Children’s Hospital Association’s Radiology Directors Forum in Houston, where she discussed several of the key forces currently impacting pediatric imaging programs. Much of the conversation focused on health care reform, and, in particular, the current state of Medicaid expansion.
While increased eligibility for Medicaid will have a disproportionate impact on children’s hospitals, as Medicaid covers a significant number of uninsured children, Medicaid expansion will impact all providers.
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Medicaid expansion’s impact on pediatric volumes, doughnut holes, and reimbursement
on March 18, 2013 |
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Topics: Imaging, Service Lines, Market Trends, Strategy, Appropriateness, Quality, Performance Improvement
Stephanie Krent, Imaging Performance Partnership
Last week, MedPAC released its annual report to Congress. While taking note of a decrease in utilization over the past year, the report again highlighted the overall imaging growth rate—noting that the 85% increase in imaging volumes between 2000 and 2009 likely outweighs the less than 4% decrease in volumes between 2010 and 2011.
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MedPAC releases 2013 annual report; what’s in store for imaging?
on December 6, 2012 |
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Topics: Efficiency, Performance Improvement, Process Improvement, Safety, Quality, Utilization, CT, Imaging, Service Lines, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, Health Care Reform, Market Trends, Strategy, Consumer Marketing, Marketing
Stephanie Krent, Imaging Performance Partnership
Two weeks ago, our colleagues in the Technology Insights program braved the Chicago weather to attend this year’s RSNA meeting. They sent dispatches back to their blog, The Pipeline, as our team featured some major research announced over the course of the week.
Now that the dust has settled, we’ve compiled some highlights from the coverage – but for the full effect, you’ll want to register for the webconference on December 11.
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2012 RSNA round-up: Our best coverage from the week
