3D Labs: Outsource? In-house? How to be more productive and profitable

Imaging and radiology are in a transition right now as more departments and practices are choosing to bring their 3D labs in-house rather than outsourcing 3D image processing. The immediate benefits are faster workflow and reads by rads with one-hour versus one-day image availability and, thus, faster patient care decision-making. There’s also greater CT and MR scanner access and utilization, better technologist productivity and overall lower costs.  

Join us Wednesday, June 4, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time for a webinar and live Q&A that talks through it all. Four 3D lab experts from Stanford, Intermountain Health, Banner Health and Henry Ford Hospital share the why and how of starting and nurturing successful 3D labs, along with what clinical teams and hospital leaders need to know on economics—even when direct reimbursement isn’t available. Educating your techs is a key piece, too.

Sign up today: The Strategic Value of Building an In-house 3D Lab: Why the Time Is Now.   

Marty Stempniak

Marty Stempniak has covered healthcare since 2012, with his byline appearing in the American Hospital Association's member magazine, Modern Healthcare and McKnight's. Prior to that, he wrote about village government and local business for his hometown newspaper in Oak Park, Illinois. He won a Peter Lisagor and Gold EXCEL awards in 2017 for his coverage of the opioid epidemic. 

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