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Providers utilize business intelligence to monitor referral patterns and collaborate with clinicians who order their services. Such analytics tools have also been deployed in the specialty to improve productivity, track patient satisfaction and bolster quality.

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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

Role of the Practice CIO

The adoption of PACS by radiology practices has added a new member to their executive committees: the CIO. “The core duties of the CIO in a practice that has acquired PACS ought to be to establish security of the PACS data for both the radiology group and its clients and to ensure the continuity and availability of the network at all times,”

Game Plan for New Leaders

IN THE FEBRUARY 2008 ISSUE OF THE Harvard Business Review, Gott fredson et al1 look at the role of the incoming CEO or general manager. From 1999 to 2006, they note, the average tenure of departing CEOs in the United States fell from 10 years to just over eight, and in 2006, around 40% of departing CEOs had lasted an average of 1.8 years. The

What’s the Deal? A Look at Current Recruiting Packages in Radiology

As most markets are, the job market for physicians is fluid and is subject to shifts that can be either gradual or abrupt. At Merritt, Hawkins & Associates, Irving, Texas, we track these shifts in our annual Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives, which we have been compiling for 15 years. The review includes a breakdown of the recruiting

HBR: How the Best Get Better

For many years, Graham Jones earned his keep as psychologist to high-performance Olympians and other world champions. Along the way, he discovered some key findings about how elite athletes operate in a world in which records are continually broken and consistently brilliant performance is required to maintain a berth. He teamed up with Olympic

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

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

Ethics, Steerage, and a Level Playing Field

How you feel about the issue of patient steerage depends, of course, on whether you are the beneficiary of a steady stream of unsuspecting patients being directed your way by payors determined to control every aspect of the delivery system. If you are trying to compete with a fair market value and are not entitled to the guaranteed blocks of

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