Healthcare in the United States is in need of a serious makeover, according to two experienced healthcare physician executives. If physicians aren’t properly motivated, the required changes will never come.
Flash back to the end of 2008 and the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. At 14-site Scottsdale Medical Imaging (SMIL) in Arizona, word comes down from the board of directors to senior management: Our shareholders are concerned. We’ve got to do something to stem the financial bleeding.
When we look at the future of PET, we think of new biomarkers and applications. Is conventional FDG PET maxed out? Or is there room to improve now? No it is not, and yes there is, molecular imaging experts say.