August 2002

Features

	Revenue Diversification
	by George Wiley
	Diversifying income is a hot topic in radiology business meetings these days, and what form diversity takes depends on the practice model; for some it may not be a good fit.


	Quality of Revenue
	by George Wiley


	Hail to the Chief
	by Ben Van Houten
	In naming Harvey Neiman, MD, the first radiologist executive director in the American College of Radiology's 79-year history, the College has engendered a spirit of optimism among membership.


	Proton MR Spectroscopy: Clinical Applications
	by Sharad Maheshwari MD, Suresh Mukherji, MD
	With the potential to record biochemistry in vivo, MR spectroscopy is useful in imaging tumors, infarcts, and epileptic foci in the central nervous system.


	Community PACS
	by Judith Gunn Bronson MS
	Representatives from three community hospitals describe how they made PACS happen.

Departments

	Viewpoint
	Proof
	by Cheryl Proval
	Health care research is more, not less, important than ever as scientific discovery quickens and health care costs rise.


	Guest Editorial
	A Cure for the Common Health Care System
	by Paul Ellwood MD
	The answer to the nations health care woes lies in the deployment of decision-support and analytic tools coupled with unifying information technology.


	STAT Read
	by Ben Van Houten


	Rx for Tech Shortage
	by Rich Smith
	A cooperative effort supported by five competing hospitals has alleviated the technologist shortage in Akron, Ohio.


	Components of a Breast-Care Center
	by Jay Parikh MD
	For breast center excellence and efficiency, careful consideration should be given to the basic components of high-quality breast care.


	HIPAA Transaction Requirements
	by Margret Amatayaku
	With the deadline for compliance with HIPAA's transaction requirement less than a year away, now is the time to begin planning for the requisite work-flow changes.


	Technology Economics Review
	New Technology

Special Section

	Introduction
	by Ray Russell


	University of California, San Francisco: Enterprise-wide CR
	by Rich Smith
	Building a digital radiology service at UCSF was accomplished in part with an enterprise-wide deployment of computed radiography.


	Quality Control for Computed Radiography
	by Rich Smith


	Digital Modality of Choice
	by Rich Smith


	San Jose Medical Center: CR in the ED
	by Rich Smith
	An implementation of computed radiography in the San Jose Medical Center emergency department has provided the hospital with the foundation on which to build its digital future.


	Building an Imager Network
	by Rich Smith
	An imager network provides the backbone for any CR implementation and should be approached strategically.


	Quality Control for Imagers
	by Rich Smith


	Naval Medical Center in San Diego: CR in the ICU
	by Rich Smith
	The deployment of CR in the ICU resulted in considerable savings in technologist time, retakes, and patient discomfort.

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