Only a Web-based, thin-client system should be considered by teleradiology providers, according to J. Raymond Geis, MD. It is also vital, Geis says, to make all information available on the Web and to save all data in a searchable form. These requirements apply to more than images and reports; they should cover detailed clinical data and

A survey of attendees at a May 2008 meeting has yielded a snapshot of today’s primary concerns for radiology practices. Educational Symposia, Tampa, Fla, sponsored the Third Annual Economics Summit 2008: Solving Practice Issues, which was held in Las Vegas on May 1–3. Lawrence R. Muroff, MD, program director, asked the summit’s 106 attendees to

Every company is, at once, two things: an economic organization whose survival depends on delivering value in an unforgiving market and a social institution with deep impact on the lives of its employees. The successful CEO must achieve a critical balance between the needs of shareholders and those of employees.

As radiology practices react to the impact of the DRA, some are tapping into the potential of interventional radiology to expand their outpatient services

In June 2008, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a long-awaited study on imaging utilization. If CMS follows GAO’s recommendations on effective methods for curbing overutilization, private payors are likely to follow. That’s why the radiology community was disturbed to hear GAO’s statement that overutilization is a far-reaching

Contrast is the number-one consumable in the radiology department, and its use is being driven by efficiency, safety, and reimbursement concerns

In an often-hilarious talk at the Beyond Conference in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2008, political observer and noted handicapper Charlie Cook gave the audience an insider’s view of the 2008 campaign for the presidency, complete with personal anecdotes, acerbic observations, and his own picks for vice-presidential candidates. “If the last year were

The only constant is change is an apt mantra for the imaging industry over the past several years. For the second time in two years, CMS has proposed comprehensive changes in the anti-markup provision of the purchased diagnostic test rule (AMR) in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) regulations. The most significant of the 2008 finalized