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Markle Foundation: A Framework for Meaningful Use and Certified or Qualified EHR
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CHIME Statement on Meaningful Use of Health IT
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AHIMA Statement on Meaningful Use Within Provisions of ARRA
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Wall Street Journal Lessons in Leadership
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NCRP Radiation Dose Report
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Health Spending Projections Through 2018: Recession Effects Add Uncertainty to the Outlook
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National Spending By Medical Condition, 1996-2005
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ACR Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards
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Strategies for Reducing Bad Debt
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Accounting for the Cost of US Health Care: A New Look at Why Americans Spend More
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Are You Optimizing Your Contract Performance Data?
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A Framework to Guide Health Care Reform
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Welcome to Radiology Business Journal

Welcome to Radiology Business Journal, a new quarterly print journal published by the Imaging Center Institute. This next-generation economics journal is published by the team that founded and developed Decisions in Imaging Economics, Curtis Kauffman-Pickelle and Cheryl Proval.

We published our first quarterly issue early in April 2008 and will publish bi-monthly in 2009.

The challenges ahead for health care, and, more specifically, for radiology, will require vision, strong leadership, and masterful business skills. Radiology Business Journal's mission is to feed all of those competencies with insightful articles written by expert authors.

We will track:

  • Regulatory and legal developments
  • Payor trends
  • Growth strategy and opportunity
  • New delivery models
  • Leaders and leadership

Subscribe today to Radiology Business Journal, and get ready to explore the transformational leadership and business issues at work in radiology today.

Publisher:

Curtis Kauffman-Pickelle is the CEO of the Imaging Center Institute, Tustin, Calif, and the publisher of Radiology Business Journal, ImagingBiz.com, and RadInformatics.com. The former owner and founder of Imaging Economics, he consults with radiology practices, imaging center organizations, and health care systems on outpatient radiology strategy.

Editor:

Cheryl Proval is vice president/publishing for the Imaging Center Institute and serves as editor of the Radiology Business Journal, ImagingBiz.com, and RadInformatics.com. Prior to joining the Imaging Center Institute, Ms. Proval served as publisher and editor of Imaging Economics, a position she held for nine years. A 30-year veteran of the publishing industry, she graduated from the University of Delaware with a BA in History in 1975.

Technical Editor:

Kris Kyes is technical editor of Radiology Business Journal. Kris Kyes has been a technical editor and writer for journals in radiology and other fields for 23 years. She holds bachelor's degrees in informatics and modern languages.

Advertising Director:

Sharon Fitzgerald is advertising director of Radiology Business Journal and a 35-year veteran in B-to-B advertising sales. She was regional sales manager with Reed Business Information for 14 years and prior to joining RBJ was associate publisher for a plastic surgery journal.

Art Director:

Patrick Walling is art director of Radiology Business Journal. Previously, he was art director for Imaging Economics and Medical Imaging, and has been designing for publications and other fields for the last 12 years. Mr. Walling graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a BS in Applied Art & Design.

Production Coordinator

Megan Runyon is production coordinator for Radiology Business Journal.

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Features

RBMs: The Debate Heats Up
After a false start, RBMs have come on strong, but the advent of computerized physician order entry leads some to believe there are better ways to control imaging utilization

The Current State of Radiology Administration
Penny Olivi, MBA, CRA, FAHRA, RT, answers questions exploring the state of the profession and the challenges of operating in a down economy

Storage Dilemmas in the MDCT World
Be aware of clinical, customer-service, and medicolegal issues in devising an image-storage solution for MDCT studies—and know that the interpretation tools are in transition

OIC Strategy: Build, Buy, or Sell
Health systems are forging ahead with strategies to deploy outpatient imaging centers despite economic ills

Emergence Consumerism in Imaging
Hurried along by economic hard times, consumerism is making an impact on diagnostic imaging choices, and savvy practices are responding

Shared Services: A Strategy to Reduce Costs Without Compromising Patient Care
If the hurdles can be cleared, sharing costs across disparate providers can yield economies

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Minnesota's Bold Experiment: Radiologist as RBM
Minnesota's imaging providers become outpatient imaging gatekeepers

Physician Productivity Tracking Takes Hold
With reimbursement declining, more practices are wading into the dangerous waters of tracking radiologists' productivity

Trends in Managed Care Cost Containment: What Will They Think of Next?
A former managed care executive predicts that accreditation/credentialing and cost transparency are next up in insurers' campaigns to contain imaging costs

Imaging Center Valuation: What is Your Facility Worth?
While recent imaging center deals indicate valuations all over the board, there are reasons why some centers command top dollar and others reflect fire-sale prices.

Enterprise PACS: A Good Thing for Radiology?
Considerable benefits accrue to the institution when approaching PACS outside the radiology box.