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The Jig Is Up

For many years, hospitals and physician practices have engaged with payors in a little game we play in a free market society called “negotiation.” This game enables the players to use whatever tools and stratagems they possess to leverage as good a price possible for their services/business in an increasingly price-conscious marketplace. On the provider side, good means high, and on the payor side, good means low. Providers might negotiate from a position



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Business 101: Communication and Information Sharing in Radiology

This article is the final installment in a four-part series on applying basic business concepts to radiology. To read the first installment, click

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Imaging Informatics

Fujifilm Builds a Foundation for Meaningful Use

With the definition of meaningful use coming into greater focus, radiologists have seen their initial disappointment at not being invited to the party evolve into the realization that they

Care Delivery

NLST Proves Lives Can Be Saved: Now Comes the Difficult Step of Implementation

One of the most extensive and ambitious medical-screening trials in US has been stopped. It’s because of good news: Low-dose helical CT (LDCT) exams can cut lung-cancer deaths

Health Policy

Reimbursement Outlook for 2011: Trouble on the Way

On November 30, the Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010 was signed into law, delaying the 23% Medicare physician-payment cut mandated by the sustainable growth rate formula. The legislation replaced

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