Statistics

Cost of Care to Elderly Soars

During the decade following 1996, the average annual cost of health care for those 65 and older increased 30%, according to a recent analysis.¹

Radiology Business Journal, December 01, 2009

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The 50 Largest Radiology Practices

Our second annual survey indicates that the big are getting bigger, the average number of imaging centers owned is trending lower, and nearly all of the nation’s 50 largest private radiology practices are providing some level of teleradiology

Radiology Business Journal, December 01, 2009

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The 25% Administrative Complexity Conundrum

A modest 10% optimization of health care’s administrative processes would save the US health care system $500 billion over 10 years.

Radiology Business Journal, September 09, 2009

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Breakeven Modeling for a Multimodality Imaging Center

In the 1980s and 1990s, payor fees were generous for the newest modalities, and most freestanding imaging facilities were quite profitable.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, May 15, 2009

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CMS Decision on CTC Prompts Restrategizing

The CMS decision to retain nonapproval status for CT colonography (CTC) as a screening method for Medicare patients was a bitter pill for radiology to swallow—all the more bitter because, prior to the February 11 decision, the mood had been optimistic.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, March 15, 2009

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Prove It

It is time for the specialty to take a proactive role in evidence-based radiology

Radiology Business Journal, March 01, 2009

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The Outpatient Imaging Forecast Is Mixed, but Growth Is Ensured

In November 13, 2008, GE Healthcare, Waukesha, Wis, hosted a webinar entitled Interpreting the Future of Medical Imaging.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, December 15, 2008

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The 50 Largest Radiology Practices

Why compile a list of the 50 largest radiology practices? We acknowledge that the list is far from complete, and that there may be some inconsistencies in the way that respondents answered the questions.

Radiology Business Journal, December 01, 2008

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Economic Summit 2008: Audience Response

A survey of attendees at a May 2008 meeting has yielded a snapshot of today’s primary concerns for radiology practices.

Radiology Business Journal, September 01, 2008

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Ten Trends, Five Years: Predictions for Outpatient Imaging

While long-term forecasts are always subject to error in a changing climate, today’s market trends can provide strong, reliable indications of what to expect in the future.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, May 15, 2008

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Outpatient Imaging Forecast: More Volume, Slower Growth, Heightened Competition

Strong growth, particularly for advanced imaging studies like CT, MRI, and PET/CT, has increased imaging volumes and profits at an unprecedented rate over the past decade.

Radiology Business Journal, March 15, 2008

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Hospitals Still Outnumber Imaging Centers but the Gap Is Closing

Diagnostic imaging centers continued their growth trajectory well into 2007, according to the latest Diagnostic Imaging Center Report from Verispan, Yardley, Pa.

Radiology Business Journal, March 15, 2008

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RBMA DRA Mini-Survey: Most Practices Expect to Cut Radiologist Pay

A significant percentage of practice managers responding to a survey from the Radiology Business Management Association said radiologists would take a pay cut in 2007 if the DRA is not rolled back.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, September 15, 2007

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Sg2: More than 90% of Decade’s Imaging Growth Will Occur in Outpatient Sector

Imaging will grow a respectable but relatively sedate 12% to 14% over the next 10 years, and the vast majority of that growth will occur in the outpatient sector.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, September 15, 2007

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Latest IMV CT Census Shows the Rapid Evolution of CT Technology

(Des Plaines, IL – November 6, 2006) – According to IMV Medical Information Division’s recent census of CT sites in the U.S., an estimated 62.0 million procedures were performed in 7,650 hospital and non-hospital sites in 2006.

ImagingBiz Newsletter, December 15, 2006

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