Navigating the Changing Tides of Medical Imaging Economics

At the end of 2016, MD+DI an industry report correctly predicted that value-based care was here to stay. Fast-forward two years and we're beginning to see hard evidence that the industry is not only accepting this shift but some medtech companies have even learned to embrace it. One area of the healthcare system where value-based care has had the most apparent impact is radiology. Of course, other trends have fed into this as well, such as precision medicine and population health management. MD+DI recently spoke with experts on both sides of the table to find out just how much these trends have impacted purchasing decisions from the perspectives of both the provider and the vendor. Here are the key takeaways from these conversations and how the biggest trends in imaging could ultimately impact the healthcare system at large.    It's About More Than Just Bells and Whistles Going back 15-20 years ago, there was a constant technology race in the marketplace where each provider wanted to be the first to install the next best machine, said Karim Boussebaa, senior vice president and general manager of CT and AMI for Philips. Back then, he said, it was all about getting the fastest machine, the best image quality, the highest number of slices, etc. "A lot of that, you could argue, was driven by the fact that the modality was in constant growth, the technology limits were far from being achieved ..."&...
Source: MDDI - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tags: Imaging Business Source Type: news