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*Health,UnitedStates,2005and2007
Imaging in Healthcare
*Health,UnitedStates,2010
Imaging in Healthcare
Ambulatory care visits with
MRI/CT/PET scans ordered
or provided during the visit,
by age and location:
US 1996-2007
*Health,UnitedStates,2010
The Healthcare Web Government
Regulation Medicare
Insurers Hospitals
Howdoestheradiologistfitin?
Physicians
Patients MedicalSuppliers
Radiologists Referrers
NonGovernmental
Pharmaceuticals
Organizations
The Radiologists Business Web
Capital/ Tenure
Equipmentexpense
Research Academic
Radiologists Malpractice
PrivatePractice
Leadership
Marketing
Entrepeuneurship
Healthcare, business and the RADIOLOGIST
The system is complex, with many players, each with competing motivations
and goals.
Imaging specifically is a financially significant component of the healthcare
system, with many interested parties.
Radiologists are well trained as physicians, advisors on imaging, and as
interpreters of images.
But, can you be optimally successful at providing patient care and applying
imaging skills if you do not have a basic knowledge of the system around you?
Business knowledge should be a fundamental component of radiology training,
and is key to a radiologists success
What does the Radiologist need to know?
Personal skills-
Malpractice
Employment Contracts
Key business concepts
Practice-
Credentialing, Accreditation, and Certification
Managing Expenses
Vernacular of Accounting
Employment Contracts
Business Incorporation
Making Money in Radiology, Resource Based Relative Value
Unit System, and Practice Valuation
Second Opinion Consultations
Available Resources
Books:
Radiology Business Practice: How to Succeed,
Yousem, Beauchamp Jr, (2008)
Radiology Administrator: A Business Guide
Stockburger (1989)
Total Quality in Radiology: A Guide to Implementation
Adams, Arora (1994)
Be in Charge: A Leadership Manual
Margulis (2002)
Available Resources
Online courses:
Business of Radiology, Dr. David Yousem
http://webcast.jhu.edu/mediasite/Catalog/pages/catalog.aspx?
catalogId=7e18b7d5-9c63-487e-aaf1-77a86f83b011
Radiology Societies:
RSNA, RBMA, ACR, and Journal of the ACR, AJR
Summary
National Center for Health Statistics, Health, United States, 2009; With Special Feature on
Medical Technology. Hyattsville, MD: 2010, Library of Congress Catalog #76641496. U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402