As CT technology continues to advance and the number of slices in a given exam grows exponentially, how is the role of enterprise visualization software evolving to suit the needs of the modern radiology department? ImagingBiz.com speaks with Geoffrey Rubin, MD, professor of radiology and vice chief of staff at Stanford University Hospitals and

Health care reform ideas are everywhere these days. As a radiologist, I'm all for controlling costs—but I challenge the assumption that national electronic medical records (EMRs) will magically make providers more informed and automatically decrease unnecessary tests.

A familiar face on exhibit floors from Chicago to Vienna and in hospital radiology departments around the world, Robert Cooke, has participated in the commercial development of PACS from its very early days. Currently vice president and general manager, network business, FUJIFILM Medical Systems, Stamford, Connecticut, Cooke has spent the past

Some management techniques take advantage of basic receivables-system information to monitor charge capture and forecast future exam caseloads. The models shown here use real data; a complex hospital-based practice was purposely chosen, with a trend line of January 2008 through August 2009. To understand the power of today’s receivables systems,

A proposed 90% equipment-utilization formula and brand-new lowball practice-expense data courtesy of the AMA will deal radiology a new round of cuts comparable to those contained in the DRA. The specialty faces dramatic cuts to the technical component in the proposed 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), and these have triggered a vociferous

The operational management of medical imaging is obviously a significant expense, yet it has rarely been studied. In 1999, 55% of imaging costs were spent on compensation.¹ Today, compensation accounts for 65% of imaging costs.² Since salaries have remained in line with inflation rates, this means that staffing levels, overtime, and/or the use of

When Netflix posted a PowerPoint® presentation detailing its culture on the Internet, it raised significant chatter in the business blogosphere with its unvarnished approach to hiring only what it calls stunning colleagues, and with its zero tolerance for anything less by practicing this: Adequate performance gets a generous severance package.

I recently had the privilege of being part of the faculty for the ACR’s practice leaders’ meeting, and I came away not only impressed by the intellectual bandwidth of the leaders in attendance, but equally impressed by what the college itself is doing on behalf of the profession. It is no secret that these are difficult times for radiology, and