Erik Rockswold, director research and quality, Rayus Radiology, explains the administrative burdens radiology groups experience for little return from the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System.
RBMA board member Kit Crancer offers an update on Medicare reform and advocacy in Congress and how medical societies may be able to get more traction in state legislatures.
Dana Smetherman, MD, CEO of the American College of Radiology, explains resources available through its Data Science Institute to evaluate and validate the quality of imaging algorithms.
Elizabeth Ann Ignacio, MD, FSIR, FACR, chair of SIR Small and Rural Practices Committee, and an ACR board member, outlines ways to make these positions outside of major cities more attractive.
Bharath Krishnamurthy, director of health policy and analytics, American Hospital Association, explains factors leading to the economic instability of the U.S. healthcare system.
Debra Monticciolo, MD, who has previously led both the Society of Breast Imaging and the American College of Radiology, discussed how different screening strategies may impact patient outcomes.
The ACR hopes these changes, including the addition of diagnostic performance feedback, will help reduce the number of patients with incidental nodules lost to follow-up each year.
