Strategic Planning

Restructuring: The Way JVs Get Done

After Congress passed the DRA, reducing Medicare reimbursements for imaging services, the radiology landscape has never been the same.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, February 15, 2010

Informatics: Linchpin of Personalized Medicine

In urging radiologists to adopt a new focus on quality improvement, RSNA outgoing president Gary Becker, MD, outlines the steps necessary to achieve this goal and calls informatics integral to the process.

Radinformatics, January 10, 2010

Evaluating Radiology’s New Revenue Streams

In January 2008, the ACR® appointed a task force to research and report on the efficacy of the increasing number of value-added services in radiology.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, November 18, 2009

Scanning Imaging’s Deals

Among the more interesting dramas unfolding in the medical imaging profession these days are the number and variety of transactions that are either in the pipeline, in the process of due diligence, or otherwise in some organization’s strategic plan for 2010.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, November 18, 2009

Of Competitors and Superheroes

An eerie presence had descended on Gotham, and ordinary imaging providers in and around New York were worried.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, October 14, 2009

Strategy Before Structure, Blue Ocean Style

Business strategy has been proceeding backward for three decades or more, according to the authors of Blue Ocean Strategy.¹

Radiology Business Journal, October 01, 2009

Raising the Voices of Radiology

Radiology has a very human story to tell, and its grassroots coalition in New York is engaging the support of elected officials to avert a second round of crippling imaging cuts

Radiology Business Journal, October 01, 2009

OIC Deployment: Buy, Build, Sell, or Hold?

Tight credit markets may have lengthened timelines, but hospital systems across the United States continue to move aggressively into their communities to fulfill outpatient imaging strategies.

Medical Imaging Review, July 26, 2009

The Digital Dilemma: More than a Can of Paint

A disturbing trend is clearly visible in the marketplace: too many new imaging facilities are out-of-date by the time they are initially operational.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, June 12, 2009

The Practice CIO: Driving Business Innovation

CIOs are playing a key role in moving the clinical and business operations of the radiology practice into the 21st century

Radiology Business Journal, May 01, 2009

Ten Steps to ARRA

Charles Christian, CIO, Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Ind, identifies the following steps that organizations should take to position themselves to receive their share of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds earmarked for health care IT.

Radiology Business Journal, May 01, 2009

Reinventing the Radiology Practice

Radiology practices must be nimble enough to reinvent themselves if they are to thrive, according to Fred Gaschen, MBA, CHE. Gaschen, executive vice president of Radiological Associates of Sacramento, Calif, presented “Reinventing Your Radiology Practice” on October 24, 2008.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, March 15, 2009

Commoditization of Imaging: What Can Radiologists Do Now?

As telecommunications technology advances, rocking the age-old paradigm of the radiologist tethered to a lightbox, radiologists have freedom as never before.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, February 15, 2009

Radiology in an Economic Downturn Strategies for Success

In the near term, radiology practices must turn their attention to managing expens­es instead of growth.

Radiology Business Journal, December 01, 2008

Understanding—and Adapting to—Managed Care Strategies

It is highly probable that many practices will see their current payor mix change to one in which 80% or more of net patient revenues will be based on negotiated payments,” according to Christopher J. Kalkhof, FACHE, director and national managed care lead, Provider Revenue Cycle Practice, Deloitte Consulting, New York City.

Radiology Business Journal, December 01, 2008

Buy, Sell, or Hold: Selling Your Diagnostic Imaging Business

I was recently speaking with a client of mine who had spent about eight years growing his diagnostic imaging company.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, October 15, 2008

A Formula for Budget-based Marketing

Not long ago, I sent a memo to a select group of clients informing them that as of January 9, 2009, pharmaceutical representatives would no longer be distributing the so-called dry goods.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, October 15, 2008

Consumer-driven Health Care: Dealing With the Impact on the Physician Revenue Cycle

The health care industry will be facing significant changes in the future, and a medical practice’s success is becoming increasingly linked to its revenue cycle.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, September 15, 2008

Contrarians at Heart: Riding the Bull Market in Imaging

Acquisitive firms have long been earmarked for challenges based on academic research predicting high failure rates for such companies.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, July 15, 2008

The Logistics of PACS for the Practice

Now that radiology practices have discovered the benefits of PACS, they are investing in the IT support to leverage the technology for its maximum potential

Radiology Business Journal, June 15, 2008

Two Venerable Organizations Explore a Shared Future

With a dramatically increased need for professional education made necessary by maintenance of certificate requirements, the ACR and the ARRS are in talks to collaborate—and possibly merge

Radiology Business Journal, June 15, 2008

Using Metrics and Dashboards to Forecast Business

Dashboard design is not a one-size-fits-all proposition, but a strategic tool to assemble and display data relevant to an organization’s key performance indicators

Radiology Business Journal, June 15, 2008

The Elements of a Feasibility Study

The number of freestanding diagnostic imaging centers opening in the United States has slowed considerably as markets have become increasingly saturated and reimbursement has declined.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, June 12, 2008

Prognostications on the Future of the Business of Radiology

The aftershocks of the reimbursement decreases from the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 are beginning to be seen.

Radiology Business Journal, March 15, 2008

The Coming Crisis in Radiologist - Hospital Relationships

This is the time of year when visions of sugarplums are fresh in our heads from the RSNA, and we like to reminisce about days gone by when radiologists and hospitals were friends and worked together in harmony for the good of the patient and the well being of the radiologist.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, December 15, 2007

Strategic Imaging Center Technology Deployment

In the technology-driven field of radiology, it is not just what is installed, but when, where, and why the technology is deployed, according to three experts interviewed by ImagingBiz.com.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, December 15, 2007

Sg2: Business Execution Key to Post-DRA Survival

After enlightening attendees about the new players in the outpatient imaging field, and educating them on where the growth potential exists, Michael Silver, PhD.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, October 15, 2007

Consumer Driven Health Care: Challenges for Imaging Leaders

Health care has become a serious problem.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, September 15, 2007

The Organization: Assess Management of Your Outpatient Center

In these Days of the DRA, imaging centers are keen to be lean.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, August 15, 2007

Why What You Do Matters

Newt Gingrich understands the true issue facing imaging today.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, August 15, 2007

Inland Imaging’s 4-Part Strategic IT Deployment

In my 25 years of information technology (IT) management in four completely different industries (distribution, agricultural biotechnology, process manufacturing, and now health care).

ImagingBiz Newsletter, July 15, 2007

Business Guru Weighs in on Radiology Leadership Issues

In an extensive interview to be featured in the April issue of Imaging Economics, Jim Collins, researcher, business guru, and author of the best-selling Good to Great.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, June 12, 2007

Doshi Diagnostics Q & A: Strategy and the DRA

As the Deficit Reduction Act worked its way first through the machinery of the legislative process and then, later, through the millwork of implementation, imaging center operators around the country hoped they somehow might be able to scupper the part of the law affecting them before the DRA could take effect on Jan. 1.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, June 12, 2007

Strategic Planning for Imaging Centers: Act with Plan in Hand

Imaging center success hinges on many factors, but without the volume to sustain the operation and power it toward profitability, failure is a given.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, June 12, 2007

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