The Industrial-strength Imaging Executive
by Curtis Kauffman-Pickelle
Today’s medical-imaging profession is definitely not for the fragile and weak-kneed among our colleagues. It is becoming increasingly clear that navigating the constant changes and challenges that face the practice of radiology today will be the ultimate test of tenacity, perseverance, and creativity. We’re in the playoffs now, and the game is moving to the big-time arena—where the margin for error is nil.
Finger in the Wind
by Cheryl Proval
Physicians are in a real bind as fee-for-service reimbursement falls under attack and alternative payment methods (such as bundling and capitation) gain traction in Washington, DC. As of June 18, Medicare Part B claims were being processed with the 21.3% cut mandated by the sustainable growth rate’s formula, and House Democrats demanded legislation on jobs before they would pass the Senate bill to reverse the cut.
Consulting and Marketing Services
We provide strategic business and marketing expertise to assist in the growth of your medical imaging enterprise.
Our clients include radiology practices, imaging centers, and hospitals in large and small markets across the country.
Save the Date:
July 20, 2010 11am ESTTopic
Keep Your Hospital Relationships Healthy: Strategies for Every Practice
Presenters:
Randy Roat, CHBME, VP of Radiology, MMP, and George Ehrhardt, CPA, Director, Practice Management, MMP
Medical Management Professionals, Inc.
Topic
RIS to the Rescue | Strategies for Driving Revenue, Productivity and Profitability
Sectra
Topic
Advanced Visualization | Next-generation Architectures
Visage Imaging
Study: Imaging Improves Health Outcomes
Lower mortality rates are among the benefits delivered by diagnostic imaging, according to a study in the December 2009 issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology: JACR.
The 20 Largest Academic Radiology Practices
Radiology Business Journal brings you this inaugural list of the largest academic radiology practices with our usual caveat: We know that this list is not complete.
Cost of Care to Elderly Soars
During the decade following 1996, the average annual cost of health care for those 65 and older increased 30%, according to a recent analysis.1
The 50 Largest Radiology Practices
Our second annual survey indicates that the big are getting bigger, the average number of imaging centers owned is trending lower, and nearly all of the nation’s 50 largest private radiology practices are providing some level of teleradiology
The 25% Administrative Complexity Conundrum
A modest 10% optimization of health care’s administrative processes would save the US health care system $500 billion over 10 years.
Breakeven Modeling for a Multimodality Imaging Center
In the 1980s and 1990s, payor fees were generous for the newest modalities, and most freestanding imaging facilities were quite profitable.
CMS Decision on CTC Prompts Restrategizing
The CMS decision to retain nonapproval status for CT colonography (CTC) as a screening method for Medicare patients was a bitter pill for radiology to swallow—all the more bitter because, prior to the February 11 decision, the mood had been optimistic.
Prove It
It is time for the specialty to take a proactive role in evidence-based radiology
The Outpatient Imaging Forecast Is Mixed, but Growth Is Ensured
In November 13, 2008, GE Healthcare, Waukesha, Wis, hosted a webinar entitled Interpreting the Future of Medical Imaging.
The 50 Largest Radiology Practices
Why compile a list of the 50 largest radiology practices? We acknowledge that the list is far from complete, and that there may be some inconsistencies in the way that respondents answered the questions.
Economic Summit 2008: Audience Response
A survey of attendees at a May 2008 meeting has yielded a snapshot of today’s primary concerns for radiology practices.
Ten Trends, Five Years: Predictions for Outpatient Imaging
While long-term forecasts are always subject to error in a changing climate, today’s market trends can provide strong, reliable indications of what to expect in the future.
Outpatient Imaging Forecast: More Volume, Slower Growth, Heightened Competition
Strong growth, particularly for advanced imaging studies like CT, MRI, and PET/CT, has increased imaging volumes and profits at an unprecedented rate over the past decade.
Hospitals Still Outnumber Imaging Centers but the Gap Is Closing
Diagnostic imaging centers continued their growth trajectory well into 2007, according to the latest Diagnostic Imaging Center Report from Verispan, Yardley, Pa.
RBMA DRA Mini-Survey: Most Practices Expect to Cut Radiologist Pay
A significant percentage of practice managers responding to a survey from the Radiology Business Management Association said radiologists would take a pay cut in 2007 if the DRA is not rolled back.
Sg2: More than 90% of Decade’s Imaging Growth Will Occur in Outpatient Sector
Imaging will grow a respectable but relatively sedate 12% to 14% over the next 10 years, and the vast majority of that growth will occur in the outpatient sector.
Latest IMV CT Census Shows the Rapid Evolution of CT Technology
(Des Plaines, IL – November 6, 2006) – According to IMV Medical Information Division’s recent census of CT sites in the U.S., an estimated 62.0 million procedures were performed in 7,650 hospital and non-hospital sites in 2006.
