In the near term, radiology practices must turn their attention to managing expens­es instead of growth. Physicians in radi­ology who believe that the current eco­nomic downturn will somehow bypass their practices, and who do not gird themselves for the new reality, may be left on the scrap heap of failed enterprises. Because we are in a service

Reflections on the first year of the journey

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. Some radiology groups chose not to respond, and some may not have been aware that the survey was being done, so they are not included in the list.

How to afford health care is not the question we should be asking in these times of unsustainable health care cost increases. The right question to ask is this: How do we make health care more affordable? That is the question tackled by Hwang and Christensen¹ in a recent paper published in Health Affairs: Disruptive Innovation in Health Care

An overview of recent regulatory changes affecting diagnostic imaging

In an era of declining reimbursement for radiology, one practice is testing the limits of IT’s ability to improve productivity

Radiology groups should understand the tax implications of arrangements with hospitals before they begin negotiations, according to W. Kenneth Davis, Jr, JD. He presented Tax-exempt Laws and Radiology Groups: Myth Versus Reality on October 17, 2008, at Managing Legal Exposure in Radiology, a meeting held in Philadelphia by the RBMA. Davis, a

Corporate-style governance, subspecialization, and choosing the right administrative staff members all play roles