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Shortage of Radiation Oncologists Predicted

November 28, 2010 | Priors

An article by Smith et al,¹ published recently in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, forecasts an impending shortage of radiation oncologists, suggesting that the number of residents in training from 2014 through 2019 must double to meet demand. The authors modeled demand through 2020 (see table) by multiplying current utilization rates... Read More »

The ASTRO Survey: Proposed 20% to 30% Cuts Would Devastate Radiation Oncology

September 10, 2009 | NONE

Medicare has proposed a 19% overall reimbursement cut for radiation oncology, contained in the proposed physician fee schedule for 2010, and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) responded by surveying members to determine how these cuts would affect physician practices and patient care. The results were sobering.

Figure. Impact... Read More »

Vertical Integration of Outpatient Cancer Care

September 10, 2009 | Feature

In the multifaceted world of oncological imaging, there is no shortage of sophisticated technology: The missing element is more likely to be old-school communication. Vertically integrating the specialties of radiology, medical oncology, radiation oncology, and surgical oncology is one strategy being used to facilitate physician communication. It may seem... Read More »

CXOFiles No.6 Alliance Imaging’s Paul S. Viviano: Master of Diversification

December 15, 2007 | CXO Files

When Paul S. Viviano, joined Alliance Imaging in January of 2003, the company was almost exclusively a mobile MRI vendor. Since then, the company’s chairman of the board and CEO has overseen an aggressive diversification strategy, moving the hospital-centric company into fixed-site MRI hospital partnerships, PET/CT, and most... Read More »

CXOFiles No.5 Marinaccio Leads Nassau Group in Latest Growth Spurt

September 15, 2007 | CXO Files

One would think a metropolitan radiology practice that is 100% dependant on the outpatient market for all income would be at a competitive disadvantage in this post-DRA marketplace. But, if the practice in question were Nassau Radiologic Group, one would be dead wrong. The 40-person practice, founded in 1927 and based... Read More »