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Reflections

December 12, 2010 | The Big Picture

Here we are at the end of yet another tumultuous year in the health-care arena—perhaps one even more tumultuous than most. There are new laws, new expectations, revised plans, and lots more to write about as we face the consequences—intended and otherwise. Having just returned from the... Read More »

A Corner Turned

November 28, 2010 | Final Read

It is rather amazing, for those of us here at imagingBiz who hopefully envisioned this day, that it has arrived much sooner (and with much more definition) than we anticipated when we crafted the concept for Radiology Business Journal a few short years ago. The fact that we are... Read More »

Adjusting Focus: Patient-centered Radiology

August 15, 2010 | Imaging Futures

Having cold water dashed in one’s face can result in spluttering, but it can be welcome when an effective wake-up call is needed. Both reactions to a 2010 article¹ abstract on patient-centered radiology might be... Read More »

Radiology’s New Normal

June 16, 2010 | The Big Picture

Don’t think that you are alone if the current uncertainty in virtually all aspects of medical imaging is driving you to distraction. Today’s radiology marketplace/profession has become increasingly complex, hypercompetitive, and extremely tense; the traditional relationships are in a constant state of flux. As much as... Read More »

The Problem With Physicians Like Him

April 28, 2010 | Leadership

Author Thomas H. Lee, MD, writes that the problem with medicine is people like him: primarily men, in their 50s and beyond, who learned medicine when it was more about art and less about money. “We were taught to go to the hospital before dawn, stay until our patients... Read More »

A Time for Introspection

January 18, 2010 | The Big Picture

The question that I am most often asked is why I remain so confident and bullish about radiology’s future, given all of the bad news that continues to drain our collective will. Granted, medical imaging is under siege from the regulators, is in the crosshairs of the health... Read More »

Jeff Bauer, PhD, on Transforming Health Care

December 22, 2009 | Imaging Futures

Health care futurist and consultant Jeff Bauer, PhD, coauthor of the book Paradox and Imperatives in Health Care: How Efficiency, Effectiveness, and E-Transformation Can Conquer Waste and Optimize Quality (Productivity Press, 2007), has raised eyebrows by suggesting that meaningful health care reform faces tough odds on Capitol Hill. He spoke... Read More »

The Mayo Clinic Vision: Radiology’s Role in Care Delivery

November 19, 2009 | CXO Files

Integrated health care delivery systems such as that pioneered by the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, have been heralded for their low-cost, high-quality care and greater efficiency. With all eyes on potential new models for health care delivery—particularly in the imaging field, where skyrocketing costs and questions about appropriate... Read More »

The Netflix Cultural Revolution

October 02, 2009 | NONE

When Netflix posted a PowerPoint® presentation detailing its culture on the Internet, it raised significant chatter in the business blogosphere with its unvarnished approach to hiring only what it calls stunning colleagues, and with its zero tolerance for anything less by practicing this: Adequate performance gets a generous severance... Read More »

How Culture Informs Hiring

October 02, 2009 | NONE

One of the greatest risks taken by a radiology practice with a formal corporate culture in place is that of hiring personnel who will not support its values. Rodney Owen, MD, president of Scottsdale Medical Imaging, Ltd, (SMIL) in Arizona, says, “Although behavior can be changed, to a certain... Read More »

The Cultural Revolution: Two Case Studies on Corporate

October 02, 2009 | Feature

Private and public companies alike have long sown the seeds of success by conceiving and adhering to a corporate culture that dictates how employees interact with customers and clients, as well as with each other. The rationales for adopting an unimpeachable corporate culture within the health care sector are... Read More »

Evaluating a Practice Merger

March 15, 2008 | Strategic Planning

Veterans will confirm that there is no perfect practice merger, but by following the signposts and avoiding the pitfalls, it is possible to craft a merger that works well for both parties. Nicole Palmer, CPA, has shepherded dozens of practice mergers in her role as client support for Management... Read More »