Improving Performance by Using a Radiology Extender

Academic radiology centers challenged by reduced reimbursements have relied on a strategy of mergers, consolidations, and buyouts of nonacademic practices [1] to improve case volumes and revenue and to distribute operating costs. Our institute is a level 1 trauma center located in a large urban area and supports the region across multiple service lines. Resulting from recent mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities, its radiology service now provides care in multiple affiliated hospitals and diagnostic imaging centers located across the region, performing over a million cases annually.

Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - May 8, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Arijitt Borthakur, J. Bruce Kneeland, Mitchell D. Schnall Tags: Case studies in clinical practice management Source Type: research